Basim Blunt
Basim has worked in the media for over twenty years, as an A&R rep with Capitol Records and as a morning drive show producer. He is a filmmaker, media arts adjunct, and also a digital editing teacher in the Dayton Metro area. In 2012 he joined WYSO as a Community Voices Producer, and his work has earned him a “New Voices” Scholar award by (AIR) Association of Independents in Radio. Basim has produced the award-winning documentary Boogie Nights: A History of Funk Music in Dayton. He also served as Project Manager for ReInvention Stories, a multimedia docu-series produced by Oscar-winning filmmakers Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert. In 2020, Blunt received a PMJA (Public Media Journalists Association) award for his WYSO series Dayton Youth Radio, for which he is the founding producer and instructor. Basim spins an eclectic mix of funk, soul, and classic R&B every Friday night from 10:00 pm to midnight, as host of the 91.3 FM music show Behind the Groove.
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This week on Dayton Youth Radio we have a story from Stivers School of the Arts graduate Maya Smith-Custer about her best friend, her grandfather. Maya... -
This week on Dayton Youth Radio, we have a story from Christopher Patriqin at David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center about his family ties.... -
This week on Dayton Youth Radio, we have a story from Centerville High School student Tim Priest about forming a bond with his uncle. Tim Priest is a... -
This week on Dayton Youth Radio we have a story from Stivers student Emma Johnson whose learning about feminism and activism from her grandmother. Emma... -
Today on Dayton Youth Radio, we'll hear from Zach Whitaker, a student at Centerville High School who loves music and is wildly passionate about the bass... -
Today on Dayton Youth Radio, we have a story from Miami Valley School student Avery Woodruff about looking for stable ground in relationships and in... -
This week on Dayton Youth Radio, we have a story from Centerville High School student Seth McDermott, who reflects on the one decision that changed his... -
This week on Dayton Youth Radio, we have a story from a Evangeline Lyon who says that she's different from other students at her private high school. -
This week on Dayton Youth, we have a story about body image from Ponitz Career Technology Center student Kaylynn Lorene, who says she loves her body.... -
Many across our region are mourning the loss of one of Dayton’s most influential funk-music pioneers. Walter "Junie" Morrison was one of the original...
