Carolina Hidalgo is an editor at Youth Communication, where she works with young writers to shape authentic personal stories. She was previously the senior producer of Radio Rookies, WNYC’s youth media program, where she produced award-winning audio stories with teens and young adults while managing day-to-day operations and setting the program’s editorial vision. Before joining YC, Carolina oversaw outreach and engagement efforts for P.S. Weekly, a student-produced podcast from The Bell and Chalkbeat. She’s worked at St. Louis Public Radio and various newspapers as a photojournalist, audio producer and reporter. She holds a B.A. in journalism and sociology from Stony Brook University and has taught at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Carolina grew up in Queens, went to high school in the Bronx and now lives in Brooklyn.