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 has a graduate degree in communication from the University of Central Florida, where he is an adjunct instructor of audio journalism.
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Some Central Floridians are still trying to recover from Hurricane Milton, which made landfall as a Category 3 storm on the state’s Gulf Coast one year ago this week. -
Some 47,000 federal employees in Central Florida are working without pay or furloughed on temporary leave because the federal government is shut down.
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More than half a million students in Florida are using taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuition or other educational services. A state agency found the organization tasked with distributing vouchers mismanaged the money.
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The Brain Fitness Academy at Stetson University in DeLand demonstrates the value of a structured intervention focused on those lifestyle changes that can help older adults slow down cognitive decline.
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The move comes after an appellate court ruled the ban unconstitutional. -
Starship, SpaceX’s giant rocket, may be launching in Florida as early as next year from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. But it comes at a cost.
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Decades of precedent are being upended as states consider redrawing Congressional maps well ahead of schedule, including here in Florida.
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SpaceX's Starship successfully launched, and safety landed in the Indian Ocean. Plus, scientists have found an interesting object near Neptune. -
As Florida’s healthcare coverage prepares to change, one group proposes Medicaid expansion to voters.
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Orange County confirmed its employees, including county attorney Jeff Newton, received state subpoenas demanding they produce computer files for inspection.
