Paola Rodriguez
Engagement ProducerPaola Rodriguez joined St. Louis Public Radio in August 2025 as their engagement producer. Prior, she was a reporter and producer at Arizona Public Media. In Tucson, Rodriguez reported on issues like how uranium mining poisoned tribal drinking water and Arizona’s fight to block a civil war era abortion ban.
Rodriguez found her love for public media during an internship with STLPR in 2021. Rodriguez’s work has been recognized by organizations like the Radio Television Digital News Association, the Public Media Journalists Association, and the Arizona Press Club.
She is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and holds a master's degree in legal studies from the University of Arizona.
During her free time, she can be found planning her next hiking trip to a national park, cheering for her favorite sports teams, or rebuilding a Lego set that her cat Juniper broke.
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Lorenzo Powell is one of 207 Black Missouri farmers. As he continues the legacy of his family farm into its sixth generation, we follow his journey and his wait for a response to the injunction against debt relief from the American Rescue Plan. -
Recent changes to NCAA's regulation on name, image and likeness has allowed for athletes across the nation to capitalize on their fame. One Mizzou football player shares how he has made a name for himself. -
OtherFollowing an investigation into the house that inspired "The Conjuring," Godfrey resident Richel Stratton shares her ghost stories and how her career in paranormal investigation led her to star in the new documentary "The Sleepless Unrest" and A&E's "Ghost Hunters." -
On Tuesday, the Missouri History Museum and Opera Theatre of St. Louis presented “I Dream a World: A Celebration of Juneteenth” in commemoration of the day when people who’d been enslaved in Texas belatedly learned of their emancipation.
