Michael Rey de Leon

Audiovisual Studio Engineer

Michael Rey de Leon oversees the A/V needs of Studio 919, as well as assisting the Tribune on-location for the Tribune’s ongoing event series. Michael Rey joined the Texas Tribune in 2018 after spending years in the field working for media organizations including CBS, MTV, SXSW, Billboard Live, The Hype Machine, Gimlet, Environmental Defense Fund and as an A/V engineer at the Ernest & Sarah Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin. A sixth-generation Texan, with familial roots in the Rio Grande Valley, Michael Rey is also an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, who has worked with a myriad of music recording artists and toured the world as a member of Let’s Go Bowling, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, Sweet & Tender Hooligans and Austin’s own Riders Against the Storm. When he’s not wrapping cables, Michael Rey dedicates his time to his family, collecting guitars, making art, cooking and traveling.

Recent Contributions

TribCast: Trump vows to stump for Cruz in Texas

by Emily Ramshaw and Michael Rey de Leon Sept. 5, 2018

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Donald Trump's vow to stump for Ted Cruz, the Cruz campaign's attacks on Beto O'Rourke and the most competitive congressional races in November.

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TribCast: A new name in the speaker's race, an ouster at Texas Tech

by Emily Ramshaw and Michael Rey de Leon Aug. 22, 2018

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Dave about Travis Clardy's addition to the House Speaker's race, the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, Chancellor Robert Duncan's surprise ouster from the Texas Tech University System and the Tribune's latest coverage of families divided at the border.

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TribCast: Slow family reunifications, Cruz-O'Rourke TV ads

by Emily Ramshaw and Michael Rey de Leon Aug. 15, 2018

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Marissa and Emma about moldy, rat-infested state office buildings, family reunifications at the border, TV ads in the U.S. Senate race and a Republican state lawmaker's tough words for the Texas governor.

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TribCast: Sir Winston, Cruz’s call to arms, a new UT chancellor

by Ross Ramsey and Michael Rey de Leon Aug. 8, 2018

On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks with Evan, Matthew and Patrick about Gov. Greg Abbott’s fake Winston Churchill quote, the U.S. Senate race, the chancellor-to-be at the University of Texas System and guns.

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TribCast: A San Antonio special election surprise, latest Cruz-O'Rourke polling

by Emily Ramshaw and Michael Rey de Leon Aug. 1, 2018

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Jolie and Patrick about the Republican who came out on top in Tuesday's Texas Senate special election, how conservatives reacted to Gov. Greg Abbott's cautious consideration of a "red flag" gun law and the latest polling numbers in the Ted Cruz-Beto O'Rourke U.S. Senate matchup.

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TribCast: Looming family reunification deadlines and moldy state office buildings

by Emily Ramshaw and Michael Rey de Leon July 25, 2018

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Emma about Texas' mold-infested state health services building, whether the feds will meet a court-ordered deadline for migrant family reunifications and why some Republican statewide officials have no incentive to debate their Democratic opponents.

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TribCast: More fundraising headlines, Texas GOP reaction to Trump and Russia, SD-19 special election

by Patrick Svitek and Michael Rey de Leon July 18, 2018

On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Ross, Aman and Evan about the latest campaign finance reports, how Texas Republicans reacted to President Donald Trump's summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the July 31 special election for Senate District 19.

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TribCast: Democrats make it rain in some key races

by Patrick Svitek and Michael Rey de Leon July 12, 2018

On this week's TribCast, Patrick talks to Evan, Ross and Neena about Democrats' impressive fundraising in the U.S. Senate race and some congressional contests, as well as about the latest developments in the family separation crisis at the Texas-Mexico border. Senate hopeful Beto O'Rourke also joins the show to discuss his second-quarter fundraising numbers.

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TribCast: The latest on the shifting immigration crisis

by Emily Ramshaw and Michael Rey de Leon July 5, 2018

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick, Marissa and Emma about the politics at play in the ongoing border crisis and how countries with striking similarities to Texas have brought down their maternal mortality rates.

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