Phil Latzman
Host - Morning | [email protected]Phil Latzman is an award-winning digital journalist and broadcast professional with over 25 years of experience covering news and sports on a multitude of platforms.
Latzman moved to Arizona in 2015 to be a part of what, he feels, is the best public media operation in the country at KJZZ. Before that. he was a reporter and columnist for the Tribune Company's South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
For a decade, Latzman served as morning news anchor and reporter for Florida's largest NPR station, WLRN. While there, he was part of WLRN's groundbreaking collaboration with the Miami Herald and was host and creator of the station’s weekly public affairs program, The Florida Roundup.
Latzman has interviewed some of the world's most interesting people from political circles to the entertainment world, while hosting a variety of talk shows, ranging from hard news to sports. His work has been honored numerous times by the Florida Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists for newscasts and for feature reporting on such topics as elections, Cuba and sports. Latzman also served as a Florida network correspondent covering everything from hurricanes to politics for NPR and other national media outlets.
Prior to coming to WLRN, Latzman was sports director for WIOD and WINZ, where he hosted a nightly sports-talk show and anchored coverage of Miami Dolphins, Miami Hurricanes and Miami Heat broadcasts. His was the first voice heard on WQAM when it became South Florida’s first all-sports radio station in 1992.
Latzman is a New York native who spent his formative years in broadcasting at WABC Radio, where he produced, edited and screened various talk shows in addition to New York Yankees baseball broadcasts.
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Fitz will not only go down as the best player in Cardinals history, he’ll also be remembered as one of the NFL’s greatest receivers. -
In a major decision last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing the Department of Homeland Security to end Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of refugees from Haiti and Syria, who may now be forced to leave the country. -
Ukrainians in Arizona say their country is defenseless and are urging immediate action from the state’s congressional delegation — to maintain American military and economic support. -
Looking for something cool to do in the early evenings this summer? Why not check out the bat cave in Phoenix. -
The Pocket Fire is located in the Oak Creek area north of Sedona. -
The lightning-caused Sycamore Fire located north of Globe in the Salt River Canyon Wilderness Area has grown to nearly 12,000 acres. -
Farzan Faramarzi and Donya Ziraksari, Iranian community leaders and activists here in Arizona, are speaking out about the war. -
Douglas McCain, the eldest son of late Arizona Sen. John McCain, has died. The McCain Institute first reported his death on Saturday. -
Unofficial results show incumbents trailing and newcomers leading in the Tempe City Council runoff elections held in Tempe on Tuesday. -
Amid megadrought, extreme heat and facing even more cutbacks to water supply, modern farming and agriculture have had to make major adjustments.
