Ryan Vasquez
News Host/ReporterRyan Vasquez is a reporter and the former APR host of All Things Considered.
A native of Miramar, Florida, Ryan came to Alabama Public Radio after graduating from the University of Florida in 2006. While in Gainesville, Ryan worked for a sports-talk radio station as well as a WUFT-TV, but he gained his passion for public radio at Mid-Florida Public Radio. In his nearly eight years in public radio, Ryan has covered such stories as the 2004 and 2008 Presidential Elections, the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill and the deadly April 27th, 2011 outbreak of tornadoes. Ryan has contributed stories to Florida Public Radio, NPR and APM’s Marketplace Morning Report.
Ryan joined Alabama Public Radio in September of 2007 and stayed with us until November 2014. He also contributed to the Telecommunication and Film School at the University of Alabama as an adjunct instructor.
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A third-party audit of the oil spill settlement program finds the program has correctly processed 99.5 percent of claims. The audit, conducted by… -
If you’re heading out on the roads this Thanksgiving, get ready for a record amount of company. Triple-A Alabama is predicting the heaviest traffic since… -
Triple-A Alabama says a lot of motorists are hitting the road today for Thanksgiving. If you’re one of them, a new safety report says Birmingham ranks… -
Alabama's unemployment rate has dropped to 6.3 percent. But APR’s Jeremy Loeb reports it remains above the national average.Governor Robert Bentley… -
A spokesman to Sen. Mike Enzi says the Wyoming Republican is seeking the chairmanship up the Senate Budget Committee, setting up a showdown next month… -
The head of the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System will not be keeping his job. A-P-R’s Stan Ingold has more...The Veterans Administration… -
A new report from a child advocacy group says the number of children living in poverty in Alabama has grown, but, the state is making progress in reducing… -
A state prosecutor says Alabama’s speaker of the house is going on trial for alleged crimes and not due to politics. Alabama Public Radio’s Pat Duggins… -
Alabama is in the grip of more wintery weather. Lows tonight and Tuesday night are expected to be in the twenties with a slight warming trend in the… -
A state board has denied a one million dollar claim brought by the parents of a slain Auburn University student, but her parents say they will continue…