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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The Florida primary is over and the midterm election is in full swing. -
Scientists and engineers are celebrating Curiosity’s 14th landing anniversary on Mars. Plus, we’ll look at the ethics behind human space exploration and how NASA, space agencies and the public view morals and ethics when it comes to human missions to space. -
The Central Florida hardcore and punk scene has opened up a space for a new generation of musicians to voice their opinions and coordinate political activism in their community
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From meteors streaming across the night sky to a solar eclipse, there’s a lot happening in our skies this week. Plus, a look at how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope hopes to study cosmic mysteries like dark matter and dark energy. -
Rising grocery prices and changes to federal food assistance are affecting hundreds of thousands of Floridians.
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Blue Origin’s CEO Dave Limp said the anomaly originated at a valve that controls the flow of oxygen into one of the rocket’s seven BE-4 engines. -
A mission to save a falling spacecraft is now in need of its own rescue. Katalyst Space’s LINK satellite launched to raise the Swift observatory’s altitude, but now the spacecraft is out of control. -
Luke Delaney is serving as the pilot for NASA’s Crew-13 mission, which will take him and three others to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule. -
In partisan races in Florida’s closed primaries, voters registered as a Democrat or Republican will vote for their party’s nominee. But in some cases, all voters can participate in a universal primary contest. -
It’s the time of year when families are out tackling those back-to-school checklists. For many, checking everything off is getting harder.
