Kenny Malone profiles the artist behind some of the most widely seen art work in South Florida -- an artist few know anything about. John McMahon, a police composite sketch artist. The police department does not keep statistics on this, but America's Most Wanted estimates that McMahon's drawings may have helped apprehend almost 800 suspects. Listen to the story here.
Once the trophy pet of narcos, a few mountain lions still live in private homes in Miami. WLRN Miami Herald reporter and Under the Sun producer Kenny Malone found one, in Kendall Village, and discovered the neighbor was not amused.
For the third installment of our regular "What's Up with South Florida?" feature, you voted to find out the story behind a bizarre sign. Kenny Malone was on the case of the mysterious misspelling outside of Hialeah Senior High. Listen to the full story here.
Natalie Garcia was a runner-up the children's category of our Write South Florida contest for unpublished writers. Kenny Malone produced an animated version of Natalie's story, narrated by the author. You can view it here.
It's the animated version of The Velvet Rope!
Kenny Malone doesn't care if he makes it past the Velvet Rope. Right?
You may have heard of Queen Brown. Her son was killed two years ago, and ever since, she's pushed for an end to youth violence. In speeches and articles, Queen talks about the wrenching experience of losing her son. But the fallout of his death still haunts her.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
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