Brittany Young
Program Director & Content ManagerBrittany Young is Alabama Public Radio's Program Director and Content Manager. Brittany began her public radio journey in the spring of 2015 as a news intern for APR while in graduate school at The University of Alabama. During her time as program director, she’s managed a local Storycorps initiative, where her team of interns produced over 50 short stories for on-air and APR’s website; she’s launched three local commentaries – two that are award-winning – Keepin’ It Real, Crunk Culture and Living with Less Plastic; and she produces and edits for Crunk Culture. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, attending concerts and sporting events, listening to podcasts and working out.
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Sports Minded host Brittany Young and guest/former coach Darrell Barber, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Pinson Valley High School, discuss Barber's coaching journey. They document his first coaching job at Central Park Elementary School, where they first met, to his current position at Pinson Valley. Barber also talks about being a player's coach, building relationships, winning championships and some goals he still wants to achieve in his career. -
Sports Minded host Brittany Young and guest/former Mississippi State women's basketball teammate and Murrah High School Head Girls Basketball Coach Candace Foster recap the men's and women's Final Four. They also talk top women's basketball players in the transfer portal who have already committed to another school and where the players who are still available will land. -
Sports Minded host Brittany Young and guest Mike Hill - Studio Host for FS1 Los Angeles - discuss Hill growing up in Bessemer, Alabama and working at ESPN and Fox Sports. They also talk about Super Bowl LIX, NBA All-Star weekend and the future of college athletics. -
Sports Minded host Brittany Young and guest Rashad Milligan - Senior Audience Editor for Sports at nola.com - discuss whether the Unrivaled league has been what they've expected so far, WNBA free agency, the future of the Chicago Sky and Connecticut Sun and 2025 draft projections. -
Sports Minded host Brittany Young and guest/former Mississippi State women's basketball teammate Candace Foster discuss Candace's journey: earning a scholarship as a preferred walk-on at MSU, coaching challenges, and the evolution of NIL. They also give a preview of SEC women's and men's basketball ahead of conference play beginning in January. -
Sports Minded host Brittany Young and guest/former Midfield High School basketball coach Reggie Ware analyze WNBA head coaching changes, W players opting out of 2020 collective bargaining agreement, expansion draft for new Golden State Valkyries franchise, Unrivaled & Athletes Unlimited leagues, and some of the top players in women’s college basketball. -
Spots Minded host Brittany Young and guest/former Midfield High School basketball coach Reggie Ware discuss the 2024 WNBA season, featuring the Finals/playoffs, regular season awards head coaching fires and the narrative that surrounded the league this season. -
Even though student-athletes are now able to be paid by third-party companies for their name, image and likeness, it’s still vital for the NCAA and its member institutions to provide them with the education to manage their money and the resources to prepare them for life post-sports. In this episode of Crunk Culture, Robin Boylorn offers some ways colleges and universities can invest in athletes beyond athletics. -
In today’s edition of Crunk Culture, Robin Boylorn discusses the pivotal impacts of the interim Name, Image and Likeness legislation for student-athletes... -
In today's Keepin’ It Real commentary, Cam Marston relives a tough weekend of when he dropped off his oldest child at college...Edited by Corey Carpenter
