OUR STORY

You're listening to Open Orchard Productions.

Since its inception in 2013 with 5 founding members at Palos Verdes High School, Open Orchard Productions has metamorphosed into a credited, elective class of 30 students.  Through broadcast journalism, they develop time management, organization, creativity, writing, interviewing, and multi-media editing skills.

The professional-sounding podcasts that students have produced have resulted in 48 licenses to air their work on local and national radio stations, as well as renowned professional organizations including: NPR, This American Life, Public Radio International, Atlantic Public Radio, Transom, Radio Diaries, The Memory Palace, Third Coast International Audio Festival, KCRW, KPCC. Students have also had a personal meeting with the CEO of VCA Animal Hospitals and special lectures from 14 Emmy award winner Chris Blatchford (Fox11LA) and HomeMade News radio producers Shara Morris and Jennifer Rice.  Open Orchard Productions has hosted the local Los Angeles group of independent radio producers for a listening party and has gotten personal backstage tours of Warner Brothers, Paramount, Disney, Sony, and Fox Studios.  

Palos Verdes High School is dedicated to integrating real-world experiences into the learning process.