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Roman on the Radio

Roman on the Radio

By: Nick Roman
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  • Boise State Public Radio's Sáša Woodruff meets the challenge

    Boise State Public Radio's Sáša Woodruff meets the challenge
    Jan 29 2026

    For more than a decade, Sáša Woodruff built a sparkling reputation in LA's public radio world as a skilled editor and producer. Boise State Public Radio noticed, and brought her on board in 2019 to be its news director.

    Sáša talks about how she stretched her small staff of reporters to cover all of Idaho. She'll also talk about the hard choice she made to overcome her family's cancer history.
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    34 mins
  • More with NPR's Rob Schmitz: A correspondent's life - thanks to a father's lesson

    More with NPR's Rob Schmitz: A correspondent's life - thanks to a father's lesson
    Jan 23 2026

    Rob Schmitz looks back at 10 years as an NPR international correspondent, first in China and now in Germany.

    He talks about Europe's relationship now with the US; how Chinese EVs have left German automakers in the dust; and a scary night in an Israeli bomb sghelter,

    Ron also remembers the life lesson from his father that led him to an award-winning career as a public radio reporter.
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    28 mins
  • NPR's Rob Schmitz: A Radio Life of Eternal Happiness

    NPR's Rob Schmitz: A Radio Life of Eternal Happiness
    Jan 16 2026

    In the first of two episodes, NPR international correspondent Rob Schmitz looks back at his decade in China, first as a Peace Corps volunteer and later as a reporter for "Marketplace" and NPR.

    Rob recounts his life as one of few Westerners in Sichuan province in the 1990s; traveling with Arnold Schwarzenegger on a China trade trip; and moving to Germany for a new NPR assignment a few weeks before COVID-19 exploded across China.
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    30 mins
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