Chris Young
News & Public Affairs ProducerChris Young is the producer of the South Florida Roundup at WLRN.
Before making Miami his home, he was a reporter and afternoon anchor at WMNF Community Radio in Tampa. He also served as the staff representative on the station’s Board of Directors.
He earned a bachelor's degree in Communications and Advertising/Public Relations at the University of Tampa. There, he was involved as the music and event director at the university’s radio station, WUTT.
Chris was raised in Jacksonville (DUUUUUVALLL!) and when he’s not in the newsroom, you can find him reading, listening to music, or trying new restaurants.
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Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists across South Florida will gather to celebrate the main day of Diwali this Sunday. -
Experts say mass deployment of ICE agents at voting sites is highly unlikely, but fear and rhetoric may already be affecting Latino voters. -
Supervisor of Elections Sherri Hodies said she was told federal agents were pursuing a suspect who pulled into the Murray Nelson Government Center, 102050 Overseas Highway. -
The proposed amendment, which requires 60% voter approval to pass, has split Miami-Dade's top government leaders. County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava strongly opposes the measure, while County Commissioner Roberto Gonzalez supports it. -
The decades-long drama to save the Tequesta’s artifacts, and the human remains, from Miami’s rampant high-rise development is the subject of new WLRN original documentary 'Broken Ground' premiering on Wednesday. -
Book bans in Florida and Texas are at the center of the Emmy Award-winning documentary "The Librarians." The film follows librarians confronting an escalating wave of censorship across the country. -
In an interview broadcast Friday by WLRN, Tamara Lave, a law professor at the University of Miami and author of "Sexual Assault on Campus: Defending Due Process," was critical of the initial handling of the case by both law enforcement and local prosecutors. -
WLRN's South Florida Roundup explores whether the new Carnegie Mellon University Miami campus in Wynwood will finally transform the region into the a tech powerhouse -
After 10 years, a Best Picture win, and over 65 million grossed worldwide, Moonlight is back in theaters with a tenth anniversary re-release from A24 on Oct. 2 in a new 4K remastered cut. -
Hollywood Mayor Josh Levy has left the Democratic party, and now declares he has no party affiliation in a move he calls "intellectual independence." -
Federal immigration authorities tell WLRN the Pompano Beach mother was ordered deported 20 years ago because she is a convicted criminal. Her supporters say Sirena Prosper is a lawful permanent U.S. resident. -
An FDA-approved anti-amyloid treatment is offering hope to patients in a state with the nation's second-largest Alzheimer's population, and one Pompano Beach grandfather is living proof.
