Miguel Perez
Assistant ProducerMiguel Perez is an assistant producer at KERA. He produces local content for Morning Edition and KERA News. He also produces The Friday Conversation, a weekly interview series with North Texas newsmakers.
Miguel first joined KERA as an intern with Art&Seek and Think in 2017. He’s also interned at NPR’s All Things Considered in Washington, D.C. and The Dallas Morning News.
Prior to KERA, he was a communications specialist at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Miguel is a graduate of UT Dallas, where he received his bachelor of science in economics.
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Since 2010, the Fort Worth Zoo has taken part in a highly successful statewide effort to help an endangered Texas native bounce back from the brink. -
Girlpool's sound has gotten bigger and bigger over the years. The Los Angeles band's new album "Forgiveness" is a far cry from their debut.
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Harold Hogue and his team of consultants are working with the city to craft an ambitious racial equity plan that will truly reflect the needs of communities of color. -
Longtime advocates in the arts community say the city's racial equity plan needs to focus on providing livable wages and more funding to artists of color, as well as improving arts access for all residents. -
Here's a list of what to check out at the Fair and around the city. -
A new show at the African American Museum tells the story of Gaspar Yanga, who established one of the first free Black settlements in the Americas. -
The Dallas Literary Festival is only in its second year, but director Sanderia Faye Smith hopes a mix of prominent writers of color and local authors will energize the city’s literary community and the general public. -
Mattie Calloway, known simply as MATTIE, is attracting national attention for their latest project, a kaleidoscopic record that sounds both expansive and deeply intimate. -
Fort Worth artists Sedrick and Letitia Huckaby have transformed the century-old residence of Sedrick’s late grandmother into an art space for the neighborhood of Polytechnic -
The country trio, who got their start in Dallas’ local music scene, will hit 27 North American cities this summer, but there are no Texas dates so far. -
For her installation at the Dallas Museum of Art, artist Ari Brielle chose to highlight Floral Farms resident Marsha Jackson and her efforts to remove a toxic dump from her neighborhood.
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The family heirs of Kahlo’s legacy say “Immersive Frida Kahlo” is an incredible celebration of Mexican culture.
