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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Every year since 2013, NPR asks their staffers and trusted critics to offer their book recommendations for the year called “Books We Love.” WLRN combed the list to find books tied to South Florida. -
Fort Lauderdale announced a one-year pilot project with Slice Wireless Solutions Inc. to expand its wireless connection network. The program will offer free internet to people in the Durrs neighborhood.
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College football’s most prestigious honor went to a Miami native over the weekend. -
The Japanese women’s pro-wrestling show Sukeban tackled Miami Art Week, bringing fashion, music, fighting and Japanese culture together at the Miami Beach Bandshell. Wrestlers Ichigo Sayaka and Atomic Banshee put on a spectacle as they fought for the Sukeban championship title. -
The Miami Dade College Board of Trustees will be retaking a vote on the land transfer for President Trump’s library on Tuesday — but with limits to public access. -
A new exhibit at the HistoryMiami Museum explores the enduring legacy of the Seminole Tribe of Florida through a variety of art forms by Seminole artists, including textiles, wood carvings and basketweaving. -
In Elisa Turner's Art Boom: Local Vision to International Presence, the award-winning art critic documents pivotal moments and artists in Miami’s art history that helped put the city’s art scene on a global stage. -
For more than 50 years, mom-and-pop store Casa De Los Trucos in Miami has sold a wide range of costumes, decorations, theatrical makeup and pranks. It has established itself as a staple in Calle Ocho and a go-to shop for customers across generations. -
At a studio tucked in a typical South Florida shopping plaza, Michelle Ameerally has spent the last two decades teaching theater to young children and teens, building behind a legacy of not only well-rounded performers, but empathetic people. -
The Stonewall National Museum, Archives and Library has received a $40,000 grant to help develop new programming and run daily operations. -
There’s no age limit to making art. But sometimes there are limits to what art programs are available — especially for older adults. The Perez Art Museum Miami has an answer to that with its Creative Aging series. -
The gritty dive bar in Little Haiti, which earned a reputation for being a go-to spot for underground music, has reclaimed its spot as a hub for punks, emo kids, goths and metal heads. As it opened its doors for the first time in five years, hundreds of people lined the block for the special event.
