Honors students joined discussion of young voters’ concerns on “Cincinnati Edition”

Community, In the Media, Students

Oct 30, 2024

Honors Program students Madison Hardy, April Williamson, Grace Jackson, Gianah Nichols, and Machoucourath Issoufou. — Honors Program students Madison Hardy, April Williamson, Grace Jackson, Gianah Nichols, and Machoucourath Issoufou (and their friend Elmo)

Several students from the Cincinnati State Honors Program participated in the October 17, 2024, episode of Cincinnati Edition, the daily news program produced by local public radio station WVXU, for a discussion on “What young voters are thinking of this election.”

Participating Cincinnati State students included Madison Hardy, April Williamson, Grace Jackson, Gianah Nichols, and Machoucourath Issoufou. The discussion took place at the studios of public TV station CET.

Click to listen to the episode (49 minutes)

Discussion covered the presidential race, issues that are important to young voters, and the importance of voting.

Discussion leaders were:

Howard Wilkinson, senior political analyst at WVXU
Jen Miller, the Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio
Shane Noem, Chair of the Kenton County Republican Party
Gwen McFarlin, Chair of the Hamilton County Democratic Party

Cincinnati Edition is hosted by WVXU reporter Lucy May.