Brian Munoz
Visuals EditorBrian Munoz is the Visuals Editor and a 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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St. Louis County Circuit Judge Brian May said four companies tied to Tonia Haddix and her husband, Jerry Aswegan, ignored court orders to hand over financial records and other documents to PETA. -
“I think that’s a drastic step,” presiding Judge Steven R. Ohmer said of the Missouri attorney general office’s preliminary removal efforts. “I don’t think we’re there at this point.” -
The first six months of St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery’s term have found the department in controversy. He's now facing removal efforts by Missouri’s Republican attorney general. -
From Ferguson to Shaw, see how St. Louis marked the nation’s 249th birthday in photos by St. Louis Public Radio’s Lylee Gibbs and Brian Munoz. -
Guatemala’s historic tournament run came to a close with a 2-1 loss to the United States. -
Abide in Love is a group of 50 activists who help detainees contact their families and provide small acts of comfort and kindness, as the Phelps County Jail has become part ICE holding facility. -
The protest is one of more than 1,500 across the country, coinciding with President Donald Trump's military parade and 79th birthday and just after two state Democratic leaders were shot in Minnesota. -
The protest joins the nationwide chorus of residents pushing back on the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts and the subsequent federalization of the National Guard in Los Angeles. -
Immigrants in St. Louis with longstanding deportation orders were texted to report to the agency's office by the end of the day Wednesday. Attorneys say some who showed up have been detained on arrival. -
The office's newest attorney comes in at a time the agency's leader is embroiled in numerous lawsuits, including ones sparked by alleged defamation and false imprisonment. -
About two months after his death in ICE custody, Brayan Garzón-Rayo’s family buried his ashes with support from the Ashrei Foundation. -
The St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery backtracked on a plan to stop transporting sick and injured detainees to the hospital at a budget committee meeting Monday. He’d previously told Mayor Cara Spencer his office did not have the resources to do that transportation.
