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
While she’s optimistic about the future of Rhode Island schools, Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green says she’s concerned about potential ICE raids in schools and the impacts of declining enrollment
Researchers at URI launched the Rhode Island Bobcat Project to study the re-emergence of the big cats
After questioning RIDOT Director Peter Alviti, Rep. June Speakman says she’s troubled by what she sees as little internal accountability or in-house expertise guiding the state’s major infrastructure projects
Adrian Bautista and Evan Perez founded Color Your Life, a subscription business that allows children to use AI technology to create personalized coloring books featuring real-life pictures
Who, and who is not, on state voter rolls is a controversial topic, especially as the Trump administration seeks to exert more control over elections.