Rolando “Rolie” Hernandez is a producer for OPB’s daily talk show, Think Out Loud.

Rolando “Rolie” Hernandez is a producer for OPB’s daily talk show, "Think Out Loud."

Before his work producing for OPB, he interned with The Texas Observer, KERA in Dallas and was a ProPublica Emerging Reporter for the 2021 class. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s in journalism and another in public relations.

While he is far away from his home in Texas, he is learning to love the Pacific Northwest and hasn’t gotten tired of the rain just yet.