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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"I'm here to fight for not only my future but for everybody else's," said Creve Coeur’s Daltin Fontana. "The only way that we can really make a change is by showing people that we're here." -
The St. Louis region faced weather watches, warnings and closures as a winter storm pummeled the central Plains to the mid-Atlantic. Look at scenes from the storm through the lenses of our photojournalists. -
The teams traded blows until the last minute — and the Illinois Fighting Illini emerged victorious, 80-77, over the Missouri Tigers. -
In 2024, the St. Louis region saw it all — triumph, tragedy and hope. Relive these moments and more through the lenses of St. Louis Public Radio’s photojournalists. -
Betts — who has become known for saying just about anything — will depart at the end of the year after losing the Democratic primary to former deputy Alfred Montgomery. -
A federal lawsuit alleges St. Louis sheriff's deputies told the Jefferson County man he could not protest in front of the Civil Courts Building — a public area — due to department policy. No such policy seems to exist. -
Sheriff-elect Alfred Montgomery said he plans on replacing more than a dozen senior staffers with seasoned law enforcement veterans from the region on Jan. 1. -
Their conflict started when Betts fired Alfred Montgomery, then a sheriff’s deputy, after he announced his first (and unsuccessful) run for the position in 2019. -
Hundreds of first responders escorted Ferguson police officer Travis Brown to Spirit of St. Louis Airport, where he was transported to an out-of-state rehabilitation clinic. -
The flooding in Pacific followed historic rainfall earlier this week that caused flash flooding across St. Louis County, killing two people. -
With former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on the top of the ticket, Missouri and Illinois residents are casting their ballots for a far-ranging slate of candidates and issues. -
The annual contest runs Friday and Saturday at the Dome at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis.
