Alyssa Ramos
Digital ProducerAlyssa Ramos started in 2020 as a multimedia producer at WLRN, where she now curates content and develops audience engagement strategies as a digital producer.
She aims to share diverse perspectives of South Florida. Her stories have taken her to the ice rink to chase pucks with an all women’s hockey league; to the dance studio to bust a move with the Miami Heat’s Golden Oldies; and to the swamp to follow a Miami native’s 1,100-mile hike down the length of the state.
As a Filipina American who grew up in rural Central Florida, Alyssa has strived to cover communities of color in Southern spaces. In 2018, she was a fellow for the Asian American Journalist Association’s VOICES program, during which she traveled across the state to explore the descendants of a Japanese agricultural colony in Boca Raton. She is a graduate from the University of Florida in Gainesville where she covered the heart of North Central Florida as a student reporter and later on as TV20’s weekend producer.
Of late, she's been hunting down her next dinner recipe, tackling problems (poorly) at the bouldering gym and fine-tuning her extensive library of playlists on Spotify.
Contact Alyssa at aramos@wlrnnews.org
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For Miami singer-songwriter Inez Barlatier, world music is a healing practice. The Haitian-American multidisciplinary artist talks to WLRN about her emotional and vulnerable submission for NPR's Tiny Desk Contest and what it was like growing up in the Miami art scene. -
The Goombay Festival is returning to Coconut Grove to celebrate South Florida's deep Bahamian roots and heritage. The festival will feature traditional Bahamian parades, musical performances, and Junkanoos, which are traditional Bahamian parades marked by drumming and elaborate costumes. -
Florida Senator Jason Pizzo is resigning as Senate Minority leader and leaving the Democratic Party On the Senate Floor Thursday, Pizzo who represents parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties, announced he has switched over to No Party Affiliation. -
Southwest Miami-Dade shooting leaves one dead, 2 injured, including shooter, says Miami-Dade SheriffMiami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz confirmed in a press conference on Thursday afternoon that at least three people were injured and taken to a local hospital following a shooting in southwest Miami-Dade. -
Chasing your dream can be terrifying. That was the case for aspiring singer-songwriter Justin Koolik. The 22-year-old from Boca Raton traded in a future in Wall Street for a life behind the microphone. WLRN spoke to him about taking the big leap into music and why he’s taking part in NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest. -
South Florida is home to a wide array of music genres from all types of musicians. But it can be hard to break through and it’s even easier to go unnoticed. That’s the idea behind NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest, which aims to highlight unsigned, independent artists. WLRN is showcasing some of our favorite local submissions for this year's contest. -
Most will recognize the voice of Ari Shapiro as one of the co-hosts of NPR's All Things Considered. But some may know him for his velvety vocals. This week in Fort Lauderdale, Shapiro will showcase his musical talents in a new solo cabaret show that brings his personal stories to the stage. -
Steamy Lit, a romance-only bookstore in Deerfield Beach, aims to highlight the works of Latino authors and other underrepresented voices within the genre. At a time when romance readership is high, the store provides a space for a vibrant community to thrive. -
Currently, the bird is protected under the Endangered Species Act. Earthjustice represents the groups. Earthjustice, which represents the conservation groups, filed a request recently to block a lawsuit that would remove those protections. -
Tam Le and his wife, Tia Pham, own 5 Sisters Fruit Farm in southern Miami-Dade County, where they specialize in growing fruit native to Southeast Asia. Originally from Vietnam, the couple keep their culture alive by taking part in traditional Lunar New Year or Têt celebrations with the South Florida community. -
The MLK Jr. parade in Miami's Liberty City neighborhood has a rich tradition that started in 1977, making it one of the oldest Martin Luther King Jr. Day parades in the country. -
In 2024, WLRN broke the story of a worrying environmental mystery in the Keys, exposed a serious ethics concern in the City of Miami, brought to light a devastating blow to unions, investigated a culture of neglect around cultural landmarks and undertook a reporting series on a statewide teacher shortage. But there was much to be joyful about, too.
