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All Things Considered Weekdays at 4 p.m. Weekends at 5 p.m. on 90.5 WKAR Michigan Teen Featured on "All Things Considered" Essay Joshua Yuchasz, a teenager from Milford, Michigan, will be featured in the segment titled "This I Believe," airing Monday, October 16, during All Things Considered on 90.5 WKAR. The program airs from 4-7 p.m. "This I Believe" is a weekly series of personal essays from famous and everyday Americans on core values and beliefs, airing on both All Things Considered and Morning Edition. Yuchasz' essay explores how having Asperger's Syndrome makes him different from his classmates. He strongly believes it's our differences that deserve respect. Yuchasz says, "Sometimes I wish I were like everyone else, but not really. Because I believe people should be respected for being different." Yuchasz's essay is entitled "We're All Different in Our Own Ways." With his essay, Yuchasz joins an impressive list of essayists including John McCain, Gloria Steinem, Tony Hawk, David Copperfield, Bill Gates and Colin Powell. Fourteen-year-old Yuchasz is a high school freshman in Milford, Michigan. He plays in his school's concert band and on its football team. In addition to Godzilla, Yuchasz likes other reptiles including Bubba, his pet red-tailed boa constrictor. "This I Believe" is based on the landmark 1950s program created by Edward R. Murrow. The new rendition, launched in April 2005, has become a big hit with listeners and shows the public's renewed interest in discussing beliefs and values. To date, every "This I Believe" essay has ranked among the top e-mailed stories on NPR.org. Each Monday, a new essay airs alternating between NPR's newsmagazines Morning Edition and All Things Considered. The series has surpassed expectations with powerful, thought-provoking essays starting with the first essay from author Isabel Allende, as well as Colin Powell, Kay Redfield Jamison and listeners Betsy Chalmers, Debbie Hall, Deirdre Sullivan, among many others. Previously aired essays, as well as other written essays are available for online listening at www.npr.org/thisibelieve. Independent producers Dan Gediman and Jay Allison have always had huge goals for the series and they are all coming true. In the first few months, "This I Believe" essay-writing was incorporated into the activities of schools, community groups, places of worship and even birthday celebrations. "This I Believe" essays have been read or played at weddings and funerals. Additionally, blogs have featured the concept among groups as diverse as college students, senior citizens and people affiliated with various religious and political associations. The series has received submissions from all religious and spiritual teachings, from all ages, backgrounds and professions covering a broad spectrum of topics such as compassion, faith, love, the power of change, the importance of knowledge, the value of family and tolerance. The essays range from poignant to humorous, and provide unique insight to what Americans believe in the 21st century. |
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