With almost 20 years of experience and a true passion for commercial radio, "Here and Now" host and Operations Director, Lauri Jones has transitioned well as a personality and advocate of public radio here at WUWM.

Melanie Johnson enjoyed working at WUWM so much that she left with the full intent of returning later, which she did.

It was perfect timing, her successful background and maybe a little luck that brought Erin Frank to the corporate sponsorship team at WUWM. But now that she’s here, she’s thriving as our director of corporate sponsorship.

Teran Powell began her career at WUWM as the first Eric Von Fellow. Since then, she has continued on as the station’s Race and Ethnicity reporter and a key mentor for the station’s current fellow.

A native of Milwaukee and longtime listener, Audrey Nowakowski is right at home at WUWM as one of Lake Effect's voices for local news.

From criminal defense attorney to journalist, Maayan Silver is right at home in her role as a storyteller — and believes there's something to be learned from everything.

Emily Files sits down and talks with us about her work, what keeps her motivated to do the job and compares Milwaukee to some of her former homes.

After hearing about the job from WUWM's radio waves, Becky Mortensen immediately knew that being the executive producer of "Lake Effect" was the perfect fit for her.

Eddie Morales has been on WUWM's reporting team for three years. As a Milwaukee native, he explores his home through his reporting.

Joy Powers has spent nine years on WUWM's Lake Effect team. Learn more about her approach to reporting, her first career and how she approaches reporting.