Alejandra Martinez
Alejandra Martinez is the associate producer for WLRN&rsquo's Sundial. Her love for radio started at her mother’s beauty shop where she noticed that stories are all around her - important stories to tell.
When she took her first audio storytelling class in college, she was sold to the world of public radio journalism. She feels that audio blocks out the world and creates a single intimate connection.
This native Texan began her radio career interning for Latino USA in New York City where she reported stories on Texas politics, immigration, culture and arts. She then worked with KUT Austin’s NPR station as an intern and later a producer where she produced stories, worked on social media content and special projects, including launching the KUT Book Club. She participated in NPR’s Next-Generation Radio project, a week-long digital and radio journalism boot camp, where she covered Houston’s recovery post-Hurricane Harvey.
Ale graduated from The University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism in December 2017 and moved to Miami shortly after. She considers herself a coffee fanatic, a bookworm and the queen of digital. When she moved to South Florida and noticed all the Instagram-able spots around town she fell in love. She was amazed by the huge Latino population and rich culture of the region and has a true desire to share the stories of what make South Florida so great.
Connect with Alejandra on Twitter: @_martinez_ale and send her pitches at amartinez@wlrnnews.org
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Florida has elected the highest ranking Latina in the state's political history. State Representative Jeanette Nuñez will be the Lieutenant Governor... -
In South Florida, high school football has seen a decline in participation amid growing health concerns. Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach recently... -
The City of Miami will ask voters in November whether or not to make the city mayor the most powerful individual in the city government’s power structure. -
More than a year after Hurricane Irma, blue tarps still lay on roofs across South Florida. According to the Miami Herald , tens of thousands of... -
A Florida International University assistant professor of psychology is working to find ways to combat non-consensual porn, or sexually graphic images... -
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU of Florida) has taken a public stance on a number of the constitutional amendments Floridians are... -
Money is one of the biggest determinants when it comes to deciding whether to evacuate during a hurricane. The results of a 1,000-person questionnaire... -
Two immigration attorneys are fighting to protect the rights of LGBTQ asylum seekers facing persecution in their home countries. On Saturday, Sept. 15,... -
The U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, is collecting DNA to track a new snake hybrid in the Everglades. -
State Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith of Orlando argues a new anti-bullying scholarship fails to protect LGBTQ victims. The Florida Hope...
