The remarkable true story of two inner city Chicago youths, LeAlan Jones (Roderick Pannell) and Lloyd Newman (Brandon Hammond) who, with the help of National Public Radio producer David Isay (Josh Charles), create audio documentaries about their impoverished community. The teens' broadcasts stir up controversy, but when they are able to get to the truth about the tragic death of a 5-year-old boy, they earn a Peabody Award, becoming the youngest journalists to ever receive that honor.