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How LAist's Mary Plummer manages to find the audience
It used to be a public radio managing editor only had to get today's news on the air fast. At LAist 89.3 in Southern California, managing editor Mary Plummer still does that while she also gets the news online, on social media and into a podcast - wherever the audience might be.
Mary talks about how to decide what goes where while making sure the heavier workload doesn't crush the LAist reporters.
19 Jun 2026
Public radio star Erika Aguilar sparkles everywhere!
In the Disney movie "Inside Out" - the main character Joy is a whirlwind of happiness. That's Erika Aguilar. She brightened up big public radio stations in Texas and California - and did the same when she was the executive producer at NPR's "Morning Edition."
Erika talks about the joy of making up audio stories when she was a little kid - and what she loves now about sharing that joy with young reporters at Next Generation Journalism.
12 Jun 2026
Newspaper editor Dana Littlefield got the message: Time to switch to public radio!
Dana Littlefield loved her 23 years as a reporter and editor at the "San Diego Union-Tribune." But after years of cutbacks and ownership changes, it was time to leave her hometown newspaper and head up the 5 Freeway to join LAist 89.3 in Los Angeles.
Dana talks about the work of a public radio editor - and what she's learned from covering too many Southern California wildfires.
Who has been a guest on Roman on the Radio
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
Libby Denkmann
Brian Watt
Cheryl Devall
Steven Cuevas
Kitty Felde
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
65
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
32
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