Hailing from Milwaukee, Akira Quinn is a passionate storyteller who is eager to serve the community through impactful reporting. She joins WUWM as our eighth Eric Von Broadcast Fellow.

Originally from Colombia in South America, Clara Velásquez joins WUWM as the new Assistant Director of Communication. She brings years of experience from previous communication roles at IKEA and Volvo.

Maureen McCollum has an extensive background in public radio, notably serving as the host and executive producer of Wisconsin Life with Wisconsin Public Radio. She now brings that experience to WUWM as the new Vice President of Content.

Rob Larry never imagined himself working in news, but now he is widely recognized as WUWM's host of "All Things Considered."

Since she began in 2021 as the stations digital editor, Valeria has been a major player in growing WUWM's social media and website with creative and thoughtful approaches.

Jill Schanon Macek joined WUWM's team in during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then she has helped the team organize and streamline procedures for a smoother operating station.

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.