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 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 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
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President Biden is delivering another speech about Afghanistan, as a scramble to evacuate American citizens and vulnerable Afghans continues. Watch his…
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In today's Keepin’ It Real commentary, Cam Marston tells the story of a church bell that was donated to a small church and how it changed that community.…
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In this Keepin' It Real commentary, Cam Marston talks about spotting a redfish in tidal pool on the North Carolina coast and all he’s done to try to catch…
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While they may seem insignificant, plastic toothbrushes add up to a lot of long-lasting plastic waste. In this week's Living with Less Plastic commentary,…
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In this week's Keepin' It Real commentary, Cam Marston talks about a tribe of hunter gatherers who spotted another tribe for the first time. They didn’t…
