Adrian Florido Biography
Adrian Florido is an American. He is a reporter for NPR’s Code Switch team, where he covers race, identity, and culture. Florido was previously a reporter at Member station KPCC in Los Angeles, where he covered public and community health. Prior to that, he was at KPBS in San Diego.
Florido reported on the U.S.-Mexico border, immigration, and demographics as a member of the Fronteras Desk. This was a team of reporters covering the changing Southwest. He began his journalism career reporting on people and neighborhoods at the Voice of San Diego.
Adrian Florido Age
Details of age and birthday have not been disclosed as of now.
Adrian Florido Family
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Adrian Florido Education
Florido is a Southern California native. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in history, with an emphasis on the U.S. and Latin America.
Adrian Florido Career
Florido is a reporter for NPR’s Code Switch team, where he covers race, identity, and culture. Before joining NPR in 2015, Adrian was a reporter at Member station KPCC in Los Angeles. While there he covered public and community health. Prior to that, he was at KPBS in San Diego, reporting on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Furthermore the immigration, and demographics as a member of the Fronteras Desk. This was a team of reporters covering the changing Southwest. He began his journalism career reporting on people and neighborhoods at the Voice of San Diego.
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Moreover, Florido was news editor of the student paper, the Chicago Maroon. He’s a runner and loves good coffee and great music. He has a particular love of traditional string music from the Mexican state of Veracruz, a style often called Son Jarocho. Adrian travels to Veracruz as often as possible to learn from master musicians.
He’s also one of the organizers 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 San Diego from Tijuana.
Adrian Florido What covering Puerto Rico taught me
In October 2018, Adrian joined NPR reporters parachuting into Puerto Rico for 10 days at a time to cover the massive destruction left by Hurricane Maria. He told his editor, Luis Clemens, that he thought this story had legs and that he’d volunteer to stick with it.
NPR took him up on it, assigning him for nearly six months more in Puerto Rico, long after most stateside-assigned reporters had taken off. For more information on this story please click here.
Adrian Florido Wife
Despite being a famous reporter Adrian is a very private. He has managed to keep his love life under a low key. Florido has not disclosed to the public his marital status. There are no reports of Adrian having any children as of now.
Adrian Florido Net Worth
Mr. Florido earns an average salary from his career. although he has not disclosed the actual figure of his salary. His estimated net worth is currently under review.