Phil Latzman

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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.

Title Author(s) Publication Date
Broadcasting Legend Hugh Downs Dies At 99 Phil Latzman July 2, 2020
Safety First For Diamondbacks As Team Prepares To Return Phil Latzman, Mark Brodie, Lauren Gilger June 26, 2020
MLB, Diamondbacks Set To Return For Mini Season Phil Latzman June 24, 2020
Arizona Coyotes Name NHL's First Latino CEO Phil Latzman June 8, 2020
Suns' Williams Writes Open Letter To Express Anger, Fear Phil Latzman June 3, 2020
AZ Sports Teams Look Into Playing Ball With Coronavirus Restrictions Steve Goldstein, Mark Brodie, Phil Latzman May 15, 2020
Phoenix Rising Soccer Returns To Practice Phil Latzman May 13, 2020
Missing The Sounds Of National Parks? Listen Up Phil Latzman April 19, 2020
Reports: Cardinals Trading David Johnson For DeAndre Hopkins Phil Latzman March 16, 2020
Baby Sandbar Sharks Are Thriving In The Arizona Desert Phil Latzman March 11, 2020
KJZZ Profiles An Arizona Original: Argie Rhymes, Legendary Phoenix Basketball Coach Phil Latzman Feb. 26, 2020
Kurt Warner, Luis Gonzalez Team Up To Raise Money For Treasure House Phil Latzman Feb. 20, 2020
Exhibit Shows Haunted Faces Of Those Who Witnessed Holocaust Phil Latzman Jan. 27, 2020
As Senate Trial Looms, Arizona Representatives Discuss Impeachment Phil Latzman Jan. 13, 2020
D-Backs Institute New Clear-Bag Policy For 2020 Season Phil Latzman Jan. 7, 2020
78 Years Later, Arizona Pearl Harbor Survivors Live To Tell Their Tale Phil Latzman Dec. 6, 2019
Compassion Common Trait Among New AZ Veterans Hall Of Fame Members Phil Latzman Nov. 11, 2019
Dedicated Phoenix Soccer Fans Rising Up For Playoffs Phil Latzman Nov. 1, 2019
Health Centers Suing Arizona Over AHCCCS Reimbursements Phil Latzman, Lauren Gilger, Steve Goldstein
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Oct. 29, 2019
Rowdy Fans Lift Phoenix Rising To Record 20-Game Win Streak Phil Latzman Sept. 20, 2019
Arizona 'Air Raid:' Cardinals To Debut New-Look Offense Steve Goldstein, Phil Latzman Sept. 6, 2019
What's In the Cards For The Cardinals In 2019? Phil Latzman Aug. 7, 2019
Arizona Coyotes Officially Announce New Owner Phil Latzman, Tom Maxedon July 29, 2019
Another New Start For Arizona Cardinals Phil Latzman July 26, 2019
Arizonans Play Prominent Role In Mueller Hearings Phil Latzman July 24, 2019

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