Emily Files
Editor/Project LeaderAs an editor and special projects leader, Emily works with reporters and producers to craft compelling stories and interviews. She also coordinates WUWM’s popular Bubbler Talk series, and oversees election projects, including our voter guides.
Emily came to WUWM in 2018, and worked for more than five years as the station’s education reporter before moving into an editing role full-time.
Prior to WUWM, Emily reported for four years at small radio stations in southeast Alaska.
Emily studied journalism at Emerson College in Boston, where she reported her very first radio stories for college station WERS.
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On Nov. 5, Oak Creek-Franklin School District residents will decide whether to approve a $34.3 million capital referendum. -
WUWM hosted a roundtable with four young voters who live in the Milwaukee area. Wisconsin is likely to be a crucial swing state in the 2024 presidential election, and young voters will play a key role. -
On Nov. 5, West Allis-West Milwaukee School District residents will decide whether to raise property taxes via two referendums: a $70 million referendum for building projects and a $5.8 million referendum for teacher compensation. -
Here's a guide to help people who live in Wisconsin Assembly District 61 vote in the Nov. 5, 2024 election. This district includes Greendale, Hales Corners, most of the city of Greenfield, parts of southwest Milwaukee and northeast Franklin. -
On Nov. 5, Wauwatosa voters will decide whether to raise property taxes via two referendums: a $64 million referendum for operational costs and a $60 million referendum for building renovations. -
Here's a guide to help people who live in Wisconsin Assembly District 21 vote in the Nov. 5, 2024 election. This district includes Oak Creek, parts of Milwaukee and a small part of Greenfield. -
Here's a guide to help people who live in Milwaukee's northern suburbs vote in the Nov. 5, 2024 election — including candidate profiles for Wisconsin Senate District 8 and Assembly District 24 races. -
We asked municipal clerks who administer elections in Wisconsin what issues they're facing and what they wish people better understood about elections. -
WUWM has been working to make our election coverage more useful and accessible to you. -
Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, WUWM is hosting voter roundtables with Milwaukee-area residents to take the temperature on how people are feeling in our crucial swing state.
