luisantonioperez27 at gmail dot com
As a newly promoted Editor-Producer for the Colorado Public Radio newsroom I was assigned to work with veteran reporter Andrew Kenney to help shape a project he’d been gathering tape on. I contributed to the story structure alongside Andrew and my executive editor and took lead on sound design for the story. In the clip below, I produced and designed a dreamy segment to elevate an emotional high in the story.
Clip from Colorado In-Depth - “Psilocybin and the future of cancer care” | Length: 1m40s
clip Colorado In-Depth Psilocybin.mp3
clip Colorado In-Depth Psilocybin.mp3
Role: Editor-Producer | Editing, Mixing, Field Recording, Studio Recording, Sound Design
Recognitions: 2024 Edward R. Murrow Award, News Documentary | 2024 SPJ Award, Best Podcast | 2024 PMJA Award, 2nd Place Best Podcast
In 2022 I developed and launched CPR’s first Latinx-focused show. Utilizing design thinking strategies, I led the development of the show with host May Ortega, news editors, and my colleagues on the podcast team. I served as the Lead Producer, responsible for project management, developing the sound design and aesthetic for the show and producing, and mixing episodes. Over 2 seasons “Quién Are We” generated over 300,00 downloads and received critical acclaim, including a Webby Honoree recognition.
Clip from Quién Are We S1E1 - Jon Baron “The Brewer” | Length: 2m03s
QAW Jon Barion Clip_mixdown.mp3
Role: Lead Producer (project) | Mixing, Editing, Scripting, Recording, Sound Design (episode)
Recognitions: 2023 Webby Honoree | 2023 New York Festivals Radio Awards, Silver
In 2022 I was promoted from podcast producer to community audio producer to spearhead an institutional goal to highlight more community voices. One initiative I created and launched was the "My Story So Far" podcast where I visited Colorado communities, built relationships, found individuals willing to share their stories, coached them on storytelling techniques, and produced live storytelling events featuring their personal narratives. The focus was amplifying marginalized voices helping them share transformative personal narratives, fostering empathy and connection. We featured formerly incarcerated individuals navigating reentry, survivors of Colorado's most destructive wildfire, and the LGBTQ community in rural Colorado.
Trailer for My Story So Far S1 | Length 1m37s