Sean Saldana
Sean Saldana is a production assistant for Morning Edition.
He first joined NPR in the fall of 2020 as a remote intern with The Indicator from Planet Money.
Saldana is a proud graduate of The University of Texas and Austin Community College, and before coming to NPR, he held a number of roles ranging from social media copywriter to T-Mobile sales rep.
Saldana has also covered historic preservation, public safety, and parks and recreation for his hometown of Austin, Texas.
He currently lives in Los Angeles.
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The flamingo is one of two pink birds that escaped a zoo in Kansas during a storm in 2005. Nicknamed Pink Floyd, the bird has been spotted along the Texas coast for several years.
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The joro spider has managed to make its way to the United States from Japan. Those spiders can grow to be about 3 inches long, including a large bulbous body with bright yellow stripes.
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Or, how the Nike Cortez — named after a conquistador — became a staple of Chicano streetwear.
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Seasonal retail company Spirit Halloween reopens stores across the U.S. as Halloween approaches each year. If they seem to be everywhere, that's because they are.