SacTown Talks

#34 - Ezra Romero

Episode Summary

Ezra Romero is Capital Public Radio's environmental reporter and host of the YosemiteLand podcast. He's also filmed multiple award-winning documentaries and has won five Golden Mike Awards through RTNA of Southern California for his radio reporting. In 2016, he was awarded a second place podcast award from PRNDI. Previously of Valley Public Radio David has recently made Sacramento his home. Join us as we talk all things YosemiteLand, discuss reporting in a "post-truth" era, and making Sacramento home.

Episode Notes

Ezra Romero is Capital Public Radio's environmental reporter and host of the YosemiteLand podcast.

He's also filmed multiple award-winning documentaries and has won five Golden Mike Awards through RTNA of Southern California for his radio reporting. In 2016, he was awarded a second place podcast award from PRNDI.

Previously of Valley Public Radio David has recently made Sacramento his home. Join us as we talk all things YosemiteLand, discuss reporting in a "post-truth" era, and making Sacramento home.

Shownotes

Intro & talking about the podcast format

2:00 - Climbing Half-Dome

4:00 - The making of YosemiteLand

8:45 - A perfect time to talk about fire

12:35 - Why is Capitol Public Radio getting into podcasts?

20:00 - Ezra's favorite places to visit in Yosemite

26:00 - The rat race & making Sacramento Home

30:29 - Ezra's favorite stories he has covered so far

37:21 - How does a journalist deal with our current "post-truth" era

47:00 - A journalists job