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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At 100 years old, Miami Dade College’s restored Freedom Tower turns exile and arrival into an interactive museum — with more than 350 oral histories, a recreated processing room and galleries organized around freedom, opportunity, home and love. -
The former chief operating officer of the fundraising arm of the Jackson Health System has pleaded guilty to a $4 million embezzlement scheme.
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A former Miami city commissioner who was suspended from office while facing corruption charges that were later dropped has filed to run for mayor of Miami. -
Fort Lauderdale residents could notice a temporary change in the color of their tap water starting Monday.
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Selective hearing isn’t just a family joke — it’s a real neurological process. HearUSA Audiologist Jorge Rey explains how early signs of hearing loss can be detected, treated and prevented with modern technology like AI-powered hearing aids. -
More than half of Americans say they feel lonely, and folks here in South Florida are no exception. That’s according to a new report from Cigna Healthcare. WLRN’s Ammy Sanchez spoke with Dr. Marco Vitiello, medical senior director at Cigna Healthcare, who explained what loneliness means for our community. -
Many people in Aventura are mourning the loss of the man known as the godfather of that city and as the developer of its famous shopping mall.
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For nearly a century, Miami’s Freedom Tower has stood as a silent witness to the city’s transformation — from a media hub to a sanctuary for refugees and now a living museum of cultural memory. As it nears its 100th birthday, the building is preparing to tell its own story anew. -
A weather system producing heavy rain and thunderstorms off Florida’s east coast could become a tropical depression later this week.
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Under a new Florida law, the state's public airports will soon have to start submitting monthly reports detailing weather modification activities or face the loss of state funding. -
The National Weather Service said they are expecting 1 to 3 inches of rain by Thursday morning, with some isolated areas possibly seeing 5 to 7 inches or more.
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Yelp recently released its annual list of the Top 100 Food Trucks in the U.S., and a South Florida food truck has been named among the best in the country.
