Audrey Nowakowski
Lake Effect Host / ProducerAudrey is a host, producer and reporter for Lake Effect. She is involved with every aspect of the show — from conducting interviews, editing audio, posting web stories and mixing the show together.
Before becoming a full-time producer, Audrey interned for Lake Effect starting in 2014 and joined the team full-time in the spring of 2015.
Audrey is a graduate of Cardinal Stritch University where she majored in Communication Arts and minored in History and English.
Contact Audrey at: nowakows@uwm.edu
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Milwaukee based artist Zach Pietrini explores life perspectives in new album 'Rock and Roll is Dead'Singer and songwriter, Zach Pietrini explores the different perspectives of life in his new, full-length album, Rock and Roll is Dead. His second album since relocating to Milwaukee. -
To promote employee mental health wellness, local construction group Boldt Company created an employee-led Suicide Prevention Program. It trains volunteer “gatekeepers” to serve as a first point of contact for any employees experiencing suicidal thoughts or mental health struggles and connect them with appropriate resources.
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Cristina Villanueva is a Milwaukee entrepreneur whose mission is to help and uplift Latino business owners throughout Milwaukee.
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The Milwaukee Rep's managing director Melissa Vartanian has unique connection to the Titanic — her great-grandfather was a survivor.
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Dr. Rita Deering, assistant professor of physical therapy and the director of the Movement Sciences Laboratory at Carroll University, joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to share what local research is underway to help determine when it’s safe to return to exercise after childbirth.
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The Butterfly in the Sky documentary shares the story of the PBS children’s series Reading Rainbow — from its iconic host, the people behind the scenes, and the challenges its creators faced in cultivating a love of reading through television. Co-director Bradford Thomason joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to talk about the making of the film and how it adds to the show's legacy.
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During the 2016 NFL preseason, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the National Anthem. This act of peaceful protest quickly spurred reactions on and off the football field that showed a clear division in America. A new documentary “Kaepernick & America” explores this symbolic gesture and how it still resonates today.
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Political scientist, historian and consulting producer Jeanne Theoharis joins Lake Effect to explore why we have an incomplete picture of one of the most famous figures in American history — and how the new documentary, "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks," seeks to change that.
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In 1966 Milwaukee’s Rufus King High School and Kaukauna High School participated in an exchange program of students that culminated in a production of the Martin Duberman play “In White America.”A new documentary shares the impact this program had on its participants — both as teenagers and looking back as adults.
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The Milwaukee International Short Film Festival celebrates its 24th year in-person at Avalon TheaterThe Milwaukee International Short Film Festival is the longest running film festival that honors local filmmaking. This year marks its 24th festival, and on Sept. 10, 34 films will be shown in person at the Avalon Theater in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood.
