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.
She is studying communications at the Honors College at Florida International University. Prior to transferring, 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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Some skeptics applaud the hotline to prevent mass shootings but raise doubts about its effectiveness. The hotline creator says it's worth the effort to stop such violent acts. -
The Homeless Trust is poised to buy a hotel in Cutler Bay and convert it to housing for people who are ready to leave shelters and live independently — but residents are balking at the idea. The town's mayor and the Trust's chairman explained both sides of the issue on The South Florida Roundup. -
The next round of Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA forms, is set to start on Dec. 31. The U.S. Department of Education estimates that 610,000 new students will be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant. 1.5 million students will also be eligible to receive a maximum Pell grant award. -
The Knight Foundation is “celebrating the intersection of art and technology” Monday by bringing together experts and creative minds from both sectors for a daylong forum to talk such topics as artificial intelligence, artistic rights and the ethics of digital integration. -
As you start to gear up for the holidays — whether by shopping or donating — it can be all too easy to fall vulnerable to potential scammers. Here's how to navigate and avoid them. -
Maria Gabriela Pacheco is the new CEO and president of the prominent organization TheDream.US. She began advocating on the issue two decades ago while attending Miami Dade College as an undocumented student. Her family moved to Florida from Ecuador looking for a safer life. -
Nearly half of the women in the United States have dense breast tissue, making it harder for doctors to detect cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute. A Broward doctor recommends such patients get an additional screening test. -
More than 19,000 people have signed a petition to rename it the Jimmy Buffett International Airport. Monroe County's mayor tells WLRN officials are assessing whether it could be possible. -
Waste management is a crisis topic in Miami-Dade these days. Why do Broward and Palm Beach perform better at recycling, and how can the county follow their lead? -
As Brazil and seven other South American countries held their first Amazon summit in 14 years, WLRN spoke with expert Tracy Devine Guzmán about the successes and failures of the event — and the importance of the rainforest to South Florida. -
On the South Florida Roundup, WLRN’s Tim Padgett spoke about the county’s longstanding quality of life problems related to traffic, housing unaffordability and low wages. -
The Florida Department of Education has issued new standards for teaching Black history in public schools. On the South Florida Roundup, we discussed reaction to the controversy.
