Caitie Muñoz
Director of Daily News & Original Live ProgrammingCaitie Muñoz, formerly Switalski, is the WLRN Newsroom's Director of Daily News & Original Live Programming. Prior to this leadership role, Caitie served as the newsroom's Interim Managing Editor.
In the past, she also produced WLRN's midday public affairs program, Sundial weekdays at 1 and 8 p.m. In her WLRN career before transitioning to production, Caitie covered news and stories concerning quality of life in Broward County and its municipalities for WLRN News for four years.
Her award-winning coverage focused on: affordable housing, city and county governments, homelessness issues, transportation and slice of life here in South Florida.
You will also hear Caitie fill in occasionally on our weekly shows and anchoring newscasts.
During her time as the Broward correspondent for WLRN her award-winning reporting was featured nationally on NPR newscasts, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Here & Now, 1A, The Takeaway, On Point, and Science Friday.
Before working in public media full-time, Caitie worked with the editors and reporters at WFSU-FM in Tallahassee, and anchored Morning Edition for WUFT-FM in Gainesville for three years and was a former WLRN intern.
Caitie graduated from the University of Florida, with a B.S. in Journalism, a minor in English and is a proud Gator fan.
You can contact her at csmunoz@wlrnnews.org
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Some city leaders see Miami as the new hub for tech. And, why has the government not yet forgiven all those PPP loans - especially for minority-owned businesses? Plus, Karla Hoyos is the owner of Tacotomia. But, right now she’s not making delicious dishes for her customers. She’s in Poland, on the Ukraine border, helping to feed people fleeing war with World Central Kitchen. -
The price of stone crabs is rising and Florida officials are worried about over-fishing. Also, we’ll meet a Miami-born female comic book artist to share stories about the industry. Finally, there used to be a longstanding ban on killing Goliath Grouper, but now there will be limits on just how many can be caught. -
The price of stone crabs is rising and Florida officials are worried about over-fishing. Also, we’ll meet a Miami-born female comic book artist to share stories about the industry. Finally, there used to be a longstanding ban on killing Goliath Grouper, but now there will be limits on just how many can be caught.
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The Hammocks has the largest homeowner’s association in the state. And, it’s embroiled in cries of fraudulent elections and financial misbehavior. We meet the new mayor of Surfside. Plus, a group in Broward is trying to stop spring breakers from accidentally overdosing. -
The Hammocks has the largest homeowner’s association in the state. And, it’s embroiled in cries of fraudulent elections and financial misbehavior. We meet the new mayor of Surfside. Plus, a group in Broward is trying to stop spring breakers from accidentally overdosing.
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This month’s Sundial Book Club pick — we’re talking Miami crime noir with a taste of 1970s New York and comic book adventure. -
The electronic music festival returns this weekend to Bayfront Park. We look at security and what's expected. Plus, Zoo Miami's Ron Magill talks about wildlife and photography with the Iris Photo Collective's Carl Juste. And Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg remembers what it was like to debate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in high school. -
The electronic music festival returns this weekend to Bayfront Park. We look at security and what's expected. Plus, Zoo Miami's Ron Magill talks about wildlife and photography with the Iris Photo Collective's Carl Juste. And Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg remembers what it was like to debate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in high school.
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What is Miami Beach doing to handle a spring break season that's already busy? Plus, should you buy or rent in South Florida? A new study says, maybe the latter. And Marty McClain, a powerful advocate for people on death row died recently. We’ll learn more about his life. -
What is Miami Beach doing to handle a spring break season that's already busy? Plus, should you buy or rent in South Florida? A new study says, maybe the latter. And Marty McClain, a powerful advocate for people on death row died recently. We’ll learn more about his life.
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The U.S. initiates conversations with Venezuela on oil following the ban on Russian oil imports. Plus, thousands of Cubans are trying to get to their families in Florida. Could the U.S. help them? And it was almost a hundred years ago when Flagler's railroad disappeared in a hurricane… except for a few parts. -
The U.S. initiates conversations with Venezuela on oil following the ban on Russian oil imports. Plus, thousands of Cubans are trying to get to their families in Florida. Could the U.S. help them? And it was almost a hundred years ago when Flagler's railroad disappeared in a hurricane… except for a few parts.
