Brendan Byrne
Assistant News Director & 'Are We There Yet?' HostBrendan Byrne is Central Florida Public Media's Assistant News Director, managing the day-to-day operations of the newsroom, editing daily news stories, and managing the organization's internship program.
He also covers space news for Central Florida Public Media, everything from rocket launches to the latest scientific discoveries in our universe. He hosts the weekly radio show and podcast "Are We There Yet?" which explores human space exploration, and Central Florida Public Media's "The Wrap," a weekly news roundup podcast. He is a frequent contributor to NPR's national programs.
Byrne began his career at Central Florida Public Media as a college intern and has held producer and reporter positions during his decade-long tenure at the station. He is pursuing a graduate degree in communication from the University of Central Florida.
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Communities across Central Florida are marking nine years since the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub, where a gunman killed 49 people and injured 53. -
The crew of four is made up of astronauts from the U.S., India, Turkey and Hungary with a planned two-week stay at the International Space Station. -
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Apopka business owner Esvin Juarez is in a Texas detention center and his wife faces deportation, too, after they showed up for an appointment last week at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Orlando. -
A budget proposal from the White House would cut about a quarter of NASA’s budget and cut key science missions if approved by Congress. Plus, President Trump withdrew his nomination of Jared Isaacman for NASA administrator and SpaceX once again launched its massive Starship rocket. -
Have you ever been stopped by a traffic signal in the Orlando area that was so long you began to look around in amazement wondering what was actually going on? If so, you’re not the only one. But help may be on the way as one traffic planning organization is looking to change that. -
Varda Space is sending "huggable" capsules into low-Earth orbit for autonomous research and just recently, it returned its third successful mission. Plus, often nicknamed Earth’s twin, Venus didn’t evolve like Earth at all. -
The mobile museum's time in Central Florida corresponds with the three year anniversary of the passage of the Stop Woke Act, which restricted how history could be taught in K-12 schools.
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Lockheed Martin delivered the Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis II mission. Now, the agency is preparing the vehicle for the more than ten-day flyby of our moon—with a crew of four. Plus, Voyager's thrusters are back online after over two decades. -
The Teen Transition Program at Lighthouse Central Florida aims to teach lifelong skills to students aged 14 to 22 living with vision loss.
