Jennifer Munson

Jennifer Munson is technical director for On the Media

Jen Munson has engineered some of the greatest musical talents in history. Isaac Stern, for instance. Also Prince, Judy Garland, Jessye Norman, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Glenn Gould, Busta Rhymes, Lou Reed and Kathleen Battle.

And also Brooke and Bob.

"They're very much like Springsteen," she says, "only without backup vocals."

In addition to WNYC, Jen has worked for Sony Classical, Gateway Mastering and ABC News. Her first love, however, is singing. Trained at Indiana University, she is an accomplished jazz vocalist and composer of such tender love songs as "Lucy."

Lucy is her dog.

When not performing in New York City or recording, mixing and mastering "On the Media," Jen is renovating a house in Yonkers. This is not going very well.

More about the staff of On The Media

Jennifer Munson appears in the following:

How Citymeals on Wheels and other senior services are prepping for NYC's next disaster

Thursday, November 09, 2023

Some senior service providers in New York City are rethinking their emergency preparedness, both in the wake of COVID-19 and in light of a changing climate and an aging population.

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How the Hum of a Fridge Can Tell the Time

Friday, August 25, 2023

Audio forensics and electrical network frequency analysis.

How the Hum of a Fridge Can Tell the Time

Friday, April 28, 2023

Audio forensics and electrical network frequency analysis.

Good Things: Bananas and Bagels

Friday, February 24, 2023

More than 45,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York City since last spring, and many are living in emergency shelters and relief centers. Neighbors try to fill the gaps. 

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The Brooklyn barber whose home has become a haven for Venezuelan migrants

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

For years, a Bushwick barber has helped Venezuelan immigrants. With the recent influx of asylum-seekers, his assistance is more crucial than ever.

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The legacy of 'Sandy cough' and why mold is still a major problem after storms

Thursday, October 20, 2022

NYC faces more frequent intense storms, are we better prepared to fight off mold? Experts say yes, sort of, pointing to recent changes to the law and better awareness among homeowners.

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‘Hard to walk away:’ What Staten Island’s retreat from flood zones can teach NYC homeowners

Thursday, October 13, 2022

After Sandy, more than 500 Staten Islanders took state buyouts rather than stay and rebuild. Their stories carry lessons for city homeowners still threatened by rising sea levels.

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A decade after Sandy, volunteer historians restore a Queens neighborhood's lost memories

Thursday, October 06, 2022

The Breezy Point Historical Society was created from the storm’s wreckage to preserve photos, newspapers, and even a long-lost film of Jackie Robinson.

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Why NYC's fallout shelters won't protect you from nuclear attack

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Fallout shelter signs are the last remnants of an ill-conceived program that was designed to quell the anxieties of Americans who had little faith in the shelters to begin with.

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Fighting to Remember Mississippi Burning

Thursday, May 19, 2022

At the height of Freedom Summer, the KKK killed three civil-rights workers in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Now, reporter Ko Bragg searches for memories in a town that would rather forget.

Judge Judy’s Law

Thursday, May 05, 2022

For decades, Americans have been bypassing the court system and settling their disputes on Judge Judy. But can people really find justice in a TV courtroom?

Who Belongs in the Cherokee Nation?

Thursday, April 07, 2022

From the time she was a child, Marilyn Vann knew she was Black and she was Cherokee. But when she applied for citizenship in the Cherokee Nation as an adult, she was denied.

A Look Back On A Tumultuous Year Of School In New York City

Monday, March 15, 2021

We hear the voices of the largest school system in the nation as they navigated an unprecedented year of turmoil during the pandemic.

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Atop Vessel, You'll See Old New York Disappearing

Friday, March 22, 2019

Hudson Yards is rising from, and obliterating, one of the last bits of a formerly industrial waterfront.

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The Future of (We)Work

Friday, January 25, 2019

WeWork, the office co-working company, has big ambitions for how we work and live. Are you ready for it?

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Two Convictions That Shook Trump-World

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

A guilty plea and a conviction for federal crimes for two of President Donald Trump’s top aides.