Nick Roman
Nick Roman has been a fixture in Southern California radio news for more than 44 years. From 1984-2004, he was the voice of news at KLON/KKJZ in Long Beach, serving as a producer, anchor, and news director. Along the way he helped create CALNET, a daily statewide news program, where he was a producer, news editor and host. From 2004-2024, he was host of All Things Considered on 89.3 KPCC.
Nick also worked for 25 years teaching broadcast journalism to students at Cal State Long Beach and Cal State Fullerton.
His love of sports has led him to file numerous stories for NPR's "Only A Game."
Oct. 8, 2024
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 159 - Nick Roman talks Baseball Playoffs 2024
Once again, here's three guys talking baseball. Nick Roman's Dodgers are in the playoffs, as are John's and Don's Phillies, and they're happy. But there are a lot of other dangerous teams in the mix as well!
July 23, 2024
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 148 - Nick Roman talks baseball
Just three old friends - and baseball fans - sitting around talking about what they like and don't like about the 2024 season at the All-Star break. And about the best and worst baseball parks.
April 2, 2024
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 133 - Scott Lauber and Nick Roman talk Baseball 2024
Baseball 2024 is underway! Scott Lauber of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Nick Roman of KPCC Radio preview the season and make their predictions on winners, losers, and how gambling will affect the game.
Aug. 23, 2022
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 74 - Talking Baseball with Sweeny Murti, Nick Roman and Rob Lang
Baseball is a funny game -- you can win 100 games and miss the playoffs, and a Wild Card team can win the World Series. Sweeny, Nick, and Rob look at the favorites and the surprises in this year's race for the pennant.
Nov. 23, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 43 - Nick Roman and the Container Crisis
Tough times for the supply chain - there are thousands of shipping containers piled up on the docks of Los Angeles. Nick Roman tells us about the mess.
July 23, 2020
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 8 - Nick Roman
Nick Roman, a Los Angeles-area news anchor, talks about the effects of the coronavirus on California - a state that once looked to be flattening the curve, but has recently seen a huge spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases.