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
Soupy sausage is a tradition among Italian-American families in Westerly. For a second year in a row, The United Theatre will hold a special event dedicated to the spicy cured meat
Local activists have highlighted the anti-trans rhetoric that was a significant aspect of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign. With less than three weeks until he begins his second term, what should members of the local LGBTQ community know in order to prepare?
State officials are still navigating the fallout of a massive data breach that potentially compromised the personal information of hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders
Many Syrian-Americans are celebrating following the collapse of the Assad regime. The Public’s Radio’s Luis Hernandez spoke with a local Syrian couple about what’s been happening in Syria and how they see its political future unfolding
A subcommittee of the Coastal Resources Management Council has rejected a petition from Quidnessett Country Club to reclassify waters near its golf course, a change that would allow a seawall where the club has already put one up illegally