As a producer and host for 鈥淢orning Edition,鈥� Dani Matias arrives at the office by 5 a.m. weekdays to work with Jennifer Stayton on the morning newscast. She finds Central Texas stories and edits sound for air. She鈥檚 also the backup 鈥淢orning Edition鈥� host when Jennifer is out.
Before joining KUT News as 鈥淢orning Edition鈥� producer and host, Dani Matias wrote breaking news posts for NPR and was there for the in Washington, D.C.
In addition to interning at KUT, 鈥淭exas Standard,鈥� KERA (Dallas-Fort Worth) and WAMU (Washington, D.C.), Dani participated in NPR鈥檚 Next Generation Radio Project at KUT in 2017.
A Fort Worth native who is fluent in Spanish, Dani graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in journalism and a minor in Spanish. Her two favorite things are her cat, Flacko, and her mother鈥檚 cooking.
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What are you listening to these days?
I listen to a variety of music by artists like , Kid Cudi, , Elevation Worship, and Juice WRLD. My favorite genre is /reggaeton.
Because I鈥檓 surrounded by news most of the day, the podcasts I enjoy are comedic, such as or the podcast. Some of my favorite true crime listens are , and .
NPR-wise, I tune in to 鈥淢orning Edition,鈥� 鈥溾�� and 鈥�.鈥�
Read anything interesting lately?
Quarantine has allowed me to catch up on a lot of reading. When I鈥檓 not journaling, I order books from and have them collect dust until I have some free time. I鈥檝e recently finished Samantha Irby鈥檚 essays called 鈥�,鈥� Celeste Ng鈥檚 鈥溾�� (and also binged watched the Hulu series) and Jaquira D铆az鈥檚 鈥�.鈥�
I plan to read 鈥溾�� by Tayari Jones and Chanel Miller鈥檚 鈥溾�� next.
What are you loving about the ATX lately?
Austin has some of the coolest trails and parks. When my allergies are manageable, I go to the to run or have a picnic at Mueller Park with friends from college. There are amazing eats all around the city like , the Beer Plant or Kom茅. I also practice Austinite鈥檚 videos every day, go thrift shopping and buy new records from stores like .
