Anchor, Host, and Storyteller in public media more than 20 years running.
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I love talking with artists, writers, poets, actors, directors, just about anyone who works in the arts. Maybe part of it is the fact I am an artist. I paint, I write,…
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Public media has tried (so has every other media group) and struggled to make strong gains within the Latin community. I have worked tirelessly to help shrink that gap between Public Media…
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Good morning Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, I’m Luis Hernandez, this is Ocean State Media. The Public Radio audience is a beautiful palette of traditions, cultures, and languages. That’s why I start…
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My first podcast was the Author Cafe. A silly idea I had where I sat at one of my favorite coffee shops, had breakfast, while talking about books and how to write…
About Luis
My career can be broken up into three acts (indulge me, I was once an actor).
Act 1: My goal upon graduating college was to follow in the footsteps of my heroes, which included Bob Costas and Chris Berman. I followed that goal with gusto. I was the sports director at WJNO in South Florida for a few years. I eventually ventured into television for a couple of seasons in Denver as a high school football announcer.
Act 2: The second part of my career took a major turn, from sports to news and my entry into the public radio universe. I’ve been a reporter, anchor, host, and director. My first public radio job was teaching future journalists at WUFT at the University of Florida (Go Gators!). From there I made stops in southwest Florida at WGCU and then sin city, KNPR in Las Vegas.
Act 3: The third act of my career brought me full circle to South Florida. I started as Morning Edition anchor at WLRN before getting the opportunity to create a brand new talk program, Sundial. This industry then sent me to Providence, Rhode Island where I host Morning Edition.
I’m excited for the future because I believe, even after 25 years of broadcast journalism, my career is only halfway done; there are so many more acts and many more stories to experience.
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