Welcome to Motivational Minute with Riley! This episode is a Student Spotlight: an Interview with Mahesh Duvvuri. Featuring songs like Passionfruit by Drake and Lost by Frank Ocean, this episode is divided into two segments. The first segment focuses on the interview portion of the episode. And to wrap up the episode, the final segment features a talk with host Riley Alderman, reflecting over Mahesh’s insight and asking a final question. In this episode you will receive advice on how to stay motivated as an involved student. Listen to this episode now, and don’t miss future live broadcasts on 91.3 WHJE Carmel, airing every other Thursday at 8:00 AM ET.
Motivational Minute: Student Spotlight – An Interview with Mahesh Duvvuri
Riley Alderman is a senior at Carmel High School and a fourth-year radio student at WHJE. She is the 25-26 staff year Website Manager in addition to being an on-air host. Currently, she is the host of Motivational Minute, a talk show where Riley specializes in providing unprofessional advice. You can tune in to Motivational Minute on Monday mornings at 7:45 a.m. Outside of the station, Riley enjoys student government where she represents the class of 2026 as a senator, an executive dance marathon member, and a member of the Superintendent Principal Advisory Council. Riley’s passion is non-profit work, specifically with Twisted Pink to raise funds for metastatic breast cancer. You can check out some of her non-profit projects on Instagram via @beyondthecureinitiative and @jennysjourneychs. Riley is always up to something, whether it’s being the captain of Unified Sports, reading a classic novel, or simply surviving senior year.
