Brian Munoz
Photojournalist and Multimedia ReporterBrian Munoz is a photojournalist and multimedia reporter at St. Louis Public Radio. Prior to joining the newsroom, he worked at the USA TODAY as a visual storyteller, largely covering politics and sports. He has also worked The Southern Illinoisan as a multimedia correspondent where he covered topics such as social justice, immigration and rural issues.
Munoz's work has appeared in national publications such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, and The Washington Post. In addition, his work — both visual and written — has been honored by several state and national journalism organizations, including being named a 2019 ProPublica Emerging Reporter.
Munoz graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2019 with a degree in journalism. While in college, he was a proud member of the Marching Salukis as well as working at the Daily Egyptian — the university’s student newspaper. When he isn’t diving into a good story, you can find him binge-watching sports, creating content in the marching arts and exploring the world of food.
You can reach him by email at bmunoz@stlpr.org and follow his adventures on Instagram and Twitter at @brianmmunoz.
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Festival organizers said roughly 12,000 people stopped by the Grand Center-based festival over two days. -
Missouri and Illinois' lawmakers crossed the political aisle in hopes of securing the 2023 Bi-State Softball Showdown crown, but Missouri reigned victorious once more in a 10-2 blowout.
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The Fourth of July brought fairs, fireworks and electric festivities across the St. Louis region.
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LGBTQ community leaders in St. Louis said the event provides an opportunity to show solidarity among queer people and demonstrate that they will not be erased from society.
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The Southeastern Rodeo Association Open Black Rodeo for 10 years has promoted the cowboy way of life and the contributions Black cowboys made in the Old West across Missouri and Mississippi.
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St. Louis police said they have one juvenile in custody following the shooting on Washington Avenue near 14th Street early Sunday morning.
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St. Louis Public Radio has selected eight winners for the 2023 St. Louis Public Radio Teen Photojournalist Prize, including Marquette High School senior Gemma Speichinger, who won Best in Show.
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U.S. captain and Olivette native Becky Sauerbrunn came home to lead the reigning World Cup champions in their final tuneup before the 2023 World Cup begins in July in Australia and New Zealand.
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Tens of thousands of Cardinals fans flocked to Busch Stadium on Thursday to celebrate the return of baseball in an afternoon matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays.
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The St. Louis Battlehawks and their rowdy fans are back in town after the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and the collapse of the first iteration of the XFL.
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The Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team will advance to the 2023 NCAA March Madness tournament after capturing the Missouri Valley Conference Arch Madness title in a blowout victory against the Bradley Braves.
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“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings, and that's the way I've got to look at life,” Johnson said. “I’m happy to have my life back, and I'm going to try to make the best of it.”
