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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Fans in St. Louis are tuned into the global phenomenon to catch the latest action on the pitch — even with a 9-hour time difference. -
Despite chilling winds, thousands of fans packed CityPark, St. Louis' newest professional sports stadium and home to MLS expansion team St. Louis City SC, for an inaugural soccer match between City 2 and Bundesliga powerhouse Bayer 04 Leverkusen. -
St. Louis City SC’s stadium in Downtown West features 22,500 seats, along with local eats and high-tech additions. -
Missouri voters are taking to the polls in the 2022 Midterms, poised to vote on various issues and candidates including the state's next U.S. Senator, recreational adult cannabis use legalization and who will replace Lewis Reed as the next St. Louis Board of Alderman President. -
Hundreds have gathered to honor teacher Jean Kuczka and 15-year-old Alexzandria Bell, who were both killed in a school shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts last month. -
“It's a celebration of their lives,” said Leticia Seitz. “It's a celebration for us to remember them and a chance to connect with your roots." -
Hundreds of people gathered at the Cathedral Basilica on Monday to honor Jean Kuczka, the teacher who lost her life last week when a gunman shot her and a student during an attack at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in south St. Louis. “The world is truly a better place because of Jean,” said her son Stephen Kuczka Jr. -
The jet is a retrofitted military-use version of the Learjet 35A Business aircraft. It transports high-ranking officials on a moment’s notice as well as providing aeromedical evacuation operations. -
The bipartisan matchup at Busch Stadium was put on to "celebrate the bi-state, bipartisan cooperation that makes the St. Louis metro strong." -
Carbondale is set to become the closest place with abortion access for millions of residents in the Midwest and South. -
A crowded slate of candidates for Missouri's open U.S. Senate seat was reduced to two on Tuesday night — Eric Schmitt and Trudy Busch Valentine. -
Camilla Cage is one of hundreds of St. Louis-area residents who had to seek shelter after torrential downpours and flooding forced them from their homes.
