Luis Hernandez

Morning Edition Host Ocean State Media

Luis helms the morning lineup. He is a 20-year public radio veteran, having joined The Public’s Radio in 2022. That journey has taken him from the land of Gators at the University of Florida to WGCU in Fort Myers to KNPR in Las Vegas and then to WLRN in Miami.

Luis sees himself as a journalist and an entertainer, which is what drives him every morning—bringing more local news to the listeners and doing it in an interesting and sometimes fun way.

In his spare time, Luis is working on a couple of novels, a couple of podcasts and is getting back into painting.

Recently published
‘His work was brilliant and I think, like so many artists, that was the most comfortable way he knew how to interface with the world’
‘We need to put an end to Southeast Asian deportation because we were here because (the) U.S. was there’
Earlier this month, Gordon School students visited states in the American South to learn about the Civil Rights Movement. Over four days, they visited historic sites and met activists who have played important roles in the quest for equality
The Westerly delicacy, and the families who have been making it for decades, get a spotlight in this film by two local filmmakers
Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos is supporting legislation that she says would help eliminate food deserts in Rhode Island. One proposal would ban grocery stores from using restrictive real estate covenants that keep fresh produce out of local communities