The Reporter's Studio

The Journeys and Stories of a Radio Host

I’m Luis Hernandez, a thirty-year veteran of the broadcast journalism world. I currently call Providence, Rhode Island home where I host Morning Edition for Ocean State Media. This blog and podcast is a place to find the stories and people that make the Ocean State and the South Coast a beautiful and fascinating place to live.

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Day 14 of my 2026 goal to #draw everyday. I was watching one of my favorite 80s movies, #northshore. This was inspired by @derekwestart Day 13 of my 2026 goal to #draw everyday. This is from a great concert I got to see with my brother @mohern1977 #concert @pearljam Day 12, of my 2026 goal to #draw or #sketch everyday. This was inspired by @lucamartinez.fl an amazing person I met many years ago in Miami. #art #everglades Day 11 of my 2026 goal of #drawing and #sketching something everyday. My @miamidolphins are not in the playoffs but they’re still in my heart. Having said that. Let’s get back to the playoffs! Please!🐬🏈 #art #wannabeartist Day 10 of my 2026 goal of #drawing or #sketching everyday. I must admit that yesterday I was medicated as I battle a cold. So I missed a day. No big deal. I’ll do two drawings today. I was watching Ready Player One and got inspired. #art #artists #artistinthemaking Day 9 of my 2026 goal of #drawing or #sketching everyday. I was watching one of my favorite #movies Day 8 of my 2026 goal to #draw or #sketch something everyday. Recently I was drawing people I’ve met in my travels as a #journalist and today I was thinking of some of the older workers I met in #lasvegas Day 7 of my 2026 goal to #draw or #sketch everyday. Today I got to interview the director of a new #documentary on @pbs and part of it was on #sharks so I got inspired. #art Day 6 of the 2026 how to #draw or #sketch something everyday. This is an idea. I have four bigger pieces later on. Not sure if I will do them in pastel or watercolor or as oil paintings. These are based on workers out in the fields in southwest Florida. I covered many stories of agriculture and migrant worker rights when I was at @wgcupublicmedia #art #migrantworkers