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Special Broadcast: Audacy Youth Sports Town Hall 'The State of Play'

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As kids return to school, a big question parents face is whether to sign them up for sports and how much time and money to devote to them.

Enter 'The State of Play,' a fascinating deep dive on the risks and rewards of youth sport from casual rec leagues and high level travel teams to pricey private coaching. The town hall will air at 7 p.m. Sept. 7 on KRLD and on every other local Audacy News station, WBBM in Chicago, KCBS in San Francisco, WCBS 880 in New York, KNX in Los Angeles and KYW in Philadelphia. The show will air at 7p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 on WWJ in Detroit.


We all know that youth sports play a big part in growing up, teaching kids camaraderie, leadership, sportsmanship, discipline and more. But how much is too much?

Audacy's news stations around the country launched a coordinated reporting effort to explore the upsides and risks -- from the mental and physical health benefits to the potential harm if kids specialize too soon -- and how parents and children can best navigate all of this.

Listen on-air to your local Audacy news station for a series of reports in the first week of September. We'll refresh this post with clips as they happen.

And be sure to tune in to a special 60-minute town hall special at 7 p.m. on Thursday September 7th on the Audacy app, your local news station on desktop, a smart speaker or wherever you listen.

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