Ammy Sanchez
Morning Edition ProducerAmmy Sanchez serves as WLRN's Morning Edition producer and works with the morning anchor to write reports for the newscasts.
You might not even know it, but while you may be starting your day at 7 a.m. — she's been working for hours to make sure you can hear the latest news when you tune in to WLRN. She loves doing some of the behind-the-scenes work — as well as speaking with authors, business owners, politicians, advocates and others in our South Florida community.
She graduated with her bachelor's degree in communications from the Honors College at Florida International University. Prior to becoming a Panther, Sanchez graduated with an associate’s degree in mass communications and journalism from The Honors College at Miami Dade College in 2022. At MDC, she served as editor-in-chief, briefing editor, forum editor and social media director of The Reporter, the college’s student newspaper.
Sanchez has also participated in NPR's Next Generation Radio and the Latino Reporter, the student project at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
She can be reached at asanchez@wlrnnews.org.
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Broward County's top law enforcement official is pushing back against accusations that he and his agency are not taking their immigration enforcement obligations seriously.
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The American Automobile Association said that the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day are the 100 deadliest days on the calendar for teen drivers.
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The renowned FIU professor and coastal scientist Stephen Leatherman, known as "Doctor Beach," has released his celebrated list of the top 10 beaches in the U.S. This year, two Florida beaches made the cut.
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In Florida, drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children ages one through four. And for children with autism, the risk is even greater. To help families protect their children, experts have released a new water safety guide tailored specifically for children with autism. -
South Florida has been in extreme drought for months, making it the the driest dry season since 2011. But forecasters say we can expect a wetter and hotter-than-normal rainy season this year.
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Fort Lauderdale officials are warning residents and visitors to only use QR codes on official city signs to avoid getting scammed. -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports at least 26 people in 15 states, including Florida, have gotten sick after eating cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales. -
With Florida set to ban fluoride in public drinking water, health officials in Utah — the first state to impose a similar prohibition — say Floridians without fluoridated water will suffer the most. -
The bill was named "Lucy's Law" in honor of a 17-year-old girl who was killed in a boating accident in South Florida nearly three years ago.
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Eight South Florida chefs are joining more than 150 nationwide in urging Congress to protect children from going hungry. They are speaking out against proposed deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, which helps low-income families buy groceries. -
More than 170,000 bottles of a popular apple juice are being recalled over concerns it might be contaminated with a toxin. It's the Martinelli brand, famous for its round glass bottles
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Miami-Dade residents can now get their vehicle registrations and tag decals at several Publix supermarkets across the county.
