Adrian Florido
Adrian Florido is a national correspondent for NPR covering race and identity in America.
He was previously a reporter for NPR's Code Switch team.
His beat takes him around the country to report on major flashpoints over race and racism, but also on the quieter nuances and complexities of how race is lived and experienced in the United States.
In 2018 he was based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Maria while on a yearlong special assignment for NPR's National Desk.
Before joining NPR in 2015, he was a reporter at NPR member station KPCC in Los Angeles, covering public health. Before that, he was the U.S.-Mexico border reporter at KPBS in San Diego. He began his career as a staff writer at the Voice of San Diego.
Adrian is a Southern California native. He was news editor of the Chicago Maroon, the student paper at the University of Chicago, where he studied history. He's also an organizer of the Fandango Fronterizo, an annual event during which musicians gather on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border and play together through the fence that separates the two countries.
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Puerto Rico's drought is only part of the reason residents are losing water. NPR's Adrian Florido explains what years of reporting on the island have taught him.
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NPR's Adrian Florido talks with the co-founder of a newly formed network of independent Black comic book shops across the U.S. They hope to strengthen sales and increase the diversity of comic fans.
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NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Lynn Sweet, the Chicago Sun-Times reporter in search of President Barack Obama's tan suit infamously worn at a 2014 press conference.
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NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with actress Annie Potts about being a longtime close friend and neighbor of actor Tim Curry, who died this week at 80 years old.
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The late superstar Dolly Parton had an incredible legacy in American culture. That was even true from a Black American viewpoint. The Black Wall Street Times' Nehemiah Frank describes Parton's impact.
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NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser about the states' settlement with Meta over children's safety and their apps.
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NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Ken Rider of the California Energy Commission about a new rule for more efficient tires, which could cut the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.
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After a global tour, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny returned home for two final concerts this weekend. He urged residents to continue fighting for improvements on the island.
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NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with The Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne about the reaction in Canada to Prime Minister Mark Carney rejecting a U.S. trade deal.
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A drought is exposing weaknesses in the government's ability to deliver water. It's begun rationing. In one building in the capital, 10 families have rearranged their lives around their faucets.
