Lilly Quiroz
Lilly Quiroz (she/her/ella) is a production assistant for Morning Edition and Up First. She pitches and produces interviews for Morning Edition, and occasionally goes to the dark side to produce the podcast Up First on the overnights.
Quiroz began working at NPR as an intern for Weekend All Things Considered in the fall of 2018. She has also worked as an assistant producer at the Spanish-speaking TV station Telemundo affiliate in Lubbock, TX.
As a foray into long-form audio, Quiroz pitched and reported a Life Kit episode about sex ed for queer folks and is proud to have contributed to the service journalism Life Kit does. She was also part of the Weekend All Things Considered team that won the National Press Club's Breaking News Award for coverage of the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting in 2018.
Quiroz graduated from Texas Tech University with a dual bachelor's degree in Journalism and Languages with a focus in German.
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Ukrainian diaspora in Washington, D.C., runs in vyshyvankas to mark Independence Day and support war relief efforts. -
They ran along the Potomac River over the weekend in Ukrainians' traditional dress shirts: the vyshyvanka. It’s a shirt with colorful embroidery —-- especially on the front, collar and sleeves.
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Asylum rules in the U.S. paired with millions of cases backing up immigration courts are causing a major headache for the country. -
Ryan Riccucci, a 17-year agency veteran, says he feels the agency is misunderstood by the U.S. public. -
Morning Edition spoke to migrants hoping to enter the U.S. and the border agents tasked with keeping them out. -
When incarcerated people leave prison, are they actually free? NPR's Michel Martin talks to singer/songwriter John Legend about a new documentary he narrates. -
Phoebe Plummer, a climate activist with Just Stop Oil, speaks with NPR's Morning Edition about what the group wants, and why they're turning to controversial tactics to get it. -
The Puerto Rican artist returns with a new album, her first since protests galvanized San Juan and beyond in 2019. -
Hoy, el supuesto sueño americano sigue siendo un cuento atractivo entre los migrantes al sur de la frontera. Sin embargo, el objetivo ha cambiado. -
The American dream remains a compelling tale among migrants south of the border. The objective has shifted, though. For many, simply trying to stay alive is what's driving them.
