Luis Antonio Perez

Meet Me host and lead producer

Luis is an award-winning producer with more than 15 years experience in public radio, specializing in community-first projects.

At Colorado Public Radio, his work earned several Podcast Academy "Ambie" nominations, a New York Festivals Radio award, a Webby Award, and regional Society of Professional Journalists and Edward R. Murrow awards.

Previously at Chicago Public Media, he helped pioneer the Urban Alternative Radio format and led community audio storytelling workshops. Luis also served as board president of the Association of Independents in Radio and is a proud alumnus of AIR’s New Voices program.

A first-generation Puerto Rican–Colombian, Luis holds a master’s in Leadership for Creative Enterprises from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s from Columbia College Chicago.

You can reach Luis to talk about all things St. Louis at lperez@stlpr.org.

Paola Rodriguez

Meet Me engagement producer

Before joining St. Louis Public Radio as an engagement producer, Paola was a reporter and producer at Arizona Public Media. In Tucson, Paola reported on uranium mining that poisoned tribal drinking water and on Arizona’s fight to block a civil war-era abortion ban.

She found her love for public media during an internship with STLPR in 2021. Paola’s work has been recognized by organizations like the Radio Television Digital News Association, the Public Media Journalists Association, and the Arizona Press Club.

Paola 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.

You can reach Paola to share your thoughts on St. Louis at prodriguez@stlpr.org.