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 also writes a weekly arts and culture newsletter called The A/C.
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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A million drag queens would kill to be on cult TV show RuPaul’s Drag Race. One high-flying Broward performer grabbed the opportunity with both satin-gloved hands — earning a top five finish. Meet Fort Lauderdale's Suzie Toot, whose cartoonish 1920s ingénue persona won the hearts of the judges and viewers. -
What started as informal backyard drum sessions bloomed into a musical village of percussionists. Miamibloco, a samba percussion group, gathers musicians of all skill levels to build community and connection through Brazilian traditional music. -
From her sailboat in the Keys, K Boswell records her brand of indie-pop, filled with electric guitars and electronic sounds. She is among the more than 100 South Florida artists who entered the beloved musical competition for 2025. -
Using their classical music background to bend genres, brothers Malcolm and Umoja McNeish from Broward County energize audiences as the Sons of Mystro. Together, they wield their violin bows to freestyle and bring positivity through music. -
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.
