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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A city in Miami-Dade is seeking legal clarity on whether its police department must partner with the Trump administration in its crackdown on undocumented immigrants. -
County Commissioners unanimously approved the naming the downtown building after Osvaldo Soto, a Cuban American lawyer who is best known for leading the fight in the 1980s to repeal Miami-Dade County's English-only ordinance.
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Spirit Airlines has gotten the all clear to take off out of bankruptcy. A bankruptcy judge in New York approved the Broward-based airline’s plan this week. -
The management of the agency that oversees a popular park in Miami is no longer in the hands of Commissioner Joe Carollo. The city of Miami commission voted Thursday to remove him as chairman of the Bayfront Park Management Trust. -
Nearly a year ago, the German grocery chain Aldi bought the parent company of Winn-Dixie, Southeastern Grocers. But now, Southeastern Grocers is getting back many of its Winn-Dixie stores. -
With less than 500 days until the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Miami is ramping up preparations to welcome an estimated 600,000 fans to South Florida next summer. The new CEO of the Miami Host Committee spoke to WLRN about her vision for the event. -
The Parkland 17 Memorial Foundation announced that it has chosen the final design for the permanent memorial, located in a nature preserve between Parkland and Coral Springs. -
Miami’s off-kilter new year celebration struts back into Coconut Grove this Sunday, Jan. 5.
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Under Florida law, people 18 and older can buy fireworks that are usually prohibited and use them on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. -
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has issued a warning to celebrate the New Year with caution and avoid improper use of fireworks to prevent serious injuries and property damage.
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Throughout the past 19 years, the South Florida Exotic Car Toy Rally has collected more than 57,000 toys and raised more than $900,000 that were donated to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. -
Balancing holiday celebrations while grieving or helping a grieving child can be challenging, but it’s possible to create a meaningful experience. WLRN’s Ammy Sanchez spoke with the Children’s Bereavement Center about the importance of acknowledging a child’s grief, creating new traditions and seeking support.
