Nick Roman
Host, All Things ConsideredYou can hear me on 89.3 KPCC in the afternoons hosting our newsroom's "All Things Considered" show.
I’m also a native Southern Californian. I grew up in Monrovia, but I’ve lived in Orange County ever since I went to college at UC Irvine in the ’70s. I’ve also been a Cal State Long Beach journalism instructor for the past 30 years.
And if you’ve ever listened to A Martinez and me with Larry Mantle during the “Triple Play” on our public affairs show “AirTalk,” you also know I’m a big Dodger fan!
What hosting “All Things Considered” really means is I’m your companion after work or after school or when you pick up your kids. I’m the guy who tells you what’s going in Southern California every day, why it’s important, and what it means for you!
It’s something I’ve been doing on public radio in Southern California since 1980. That’s a really long time! The stories you hear and read from our newsroom aren’t simply facts and figures or names and dates. For each one, something happened before — and something will happen next. And often, one story affects the next one you hear.
My job is to figure it all out, weave it together — and bring it you. It’s a great responsibility - but it’s also great fun. And I’m grateful that you trust me to do it. Thanks for listening!
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You get your first or second shot of the Pfizer of Moderna vaccines or the one-and-done Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and you’ll be entered into L.A. County Public Health’s sweepstakes for tickets for shows at Staples Center or the Hollywood Bowl. -
Health
Experts are encouraging everyone — especially young people and those who have previously contracted COVID — to get vaccinated.
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The quake lit up L.A.'s earthquake Twitter but generated no reports of damage.
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The idea comes from Long Beach's raffle program, which offered free passes to the Aquarium of the Pacific.
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Housing and Homelessness
The city and county have been ordered to find housing or shelter for every homeless person on Skid Row — and to do it within 6 months.
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Keep your masks on though.
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Some of the new rules were introduced to prevent the spread of COVID-19 but many of the changes were coming with or without a pandemic.
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White men are paid more than everyone else. And women of color are paid the least of all.
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Prison officials didn't test inmates before transferring them to San Quentin. It was later found that 15 were positive for coronavirus. Those cases spread rapidly, killing 28 inmates and one staff member.
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When the Dodgers won the National League West title in 1988, NPR assigned me to cover the playoff series with the New York Mets, leading to an encounter I'll never forget.
