Youngstown City School District receives awards for podcast hosted by superintendent

The Youngstown City School District (YCSD) has received three awards of merit from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) for two podcast episodes hosted by Superintendent Jeremy Batchelor.

These awards were given from the Digital Media Awards category of the 2025 National School Communication Awards given by the NSPRA.

The awards went to Batchelor's podcast, Belly-Left Leadership and two episodes, entitled "Discover Youngstown City Schools" and "Why Youngstown."

"We are incredibly honored to be recognized by NSPRA," said Superintendent Jeremy Batchelor. "These awards reflect our team's dedication to fostering an engaged and informed community and motivate us to continue enhancing and innovating our communications efforts."

Belly-Left Leadership is a podcast that discusses a wide range of topics such as personal growth and motivation, going to Youngstown City Schools, professional success and ways to develop into a leader.

Episodes range in length from 15-to-40 minutes and have hosted guests such as current YCSD educators and employees, past alumni and even Youngstown Mayor Jamael "Tito" Brown.

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