Nico Raquel (they/elle)

• Works closely with the Head of Podcasting to develop and pitch podcasts directly for iHeart Media's My Cultura Podcast Network.
• Manages associate producers, producers, and editors.
• Provides editorial guidance and story editing across all podcasts.
• Gives final approval for episodes.
• Creates budgets for each show for approval.
• Researches and booking guests.
• Conducts interviews with high profile guests as well as activists and folx with unique stories.
• Writes copy and scripts for hosts and guests.

• Recording, field-producing and archiving StoryCorps recordings from various cities around the U.S.

• Produced stories from idea to air.
• Pitched stories/storytellers and booked guests.
• Developed interview questions and facilitated interviews with guests.
• Recorded stories with LGBTQIA2S+ elder activists.
• Wrote copy/scripts and co-hosted each episode.
• Episode cut-downs, light scoring, and final edits.

Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama

• Managed tight deadlines and production schedule.
• Managed associate producer and editor.
• Produced stories from idea to air.
• Pitched stories/storytellers and booked guests.
• Developed interview questions and facilitated interviews with guests.
• Recorded with celebrities, high-profile guests, and activists.
• Prepped host for each episode and co-hosted each episode.
• Wrote copy/scripts.
• Story editing and final episode edit approval.
• Podcast was listed on Apple Podcasts as "New and Noteworthy."

• Consulted on and provided scene, story, and sound research for the "Welcome to Provincetown" podcast, which was listed on the New York Times "Best Podcasts of 2022" list.

• Spanish interview facilitation with guest in Mexico for "The Ongoing Revolution" - a social justice documentary project.
• Translated and transcribed interview into English.
• Provided story editing and pulled selects for the video editor.
• Provided Spanish-English interpretation for the virtual live screening event.

Mobile Tour

• Traveled the country recording oral histories from within the StoryCorps Mobile Airstream recording booth.
• Scheduled and booked guests.
• Recorded and archived 350+ oral histories, housed in the Library of Congress.
• Researched and developed community partnerships to help create accessible recording opportunities in each city.
• Traveled to various on-site locations to field-produce recordings.
• Edited and pitched stories to the production department.
• Several pieces I recorded/field-produced were produced for NPR's Morning Edition.
• Produced and edited Mobile Tour recordings for NPR radio station partners.