Jimmy Gutierrez
News ReporterJimmy Gutierrez became a WUWM news reporter in December 2024. Previously, he supported WUWM as a Lake Effect producer during 2024's election cycle.
Before joining WUWM, Jimmy was a senior editor for TED’s Audio Collective and managing editor for LWC Studios. He’s also a service journalist who directed the relaunch of the Detroit Documenters program for Outlier Media. His community-based work in Milwaukee was recognized with a John S. Knight Impact Fellowship from Stanford University.
Jimmy grew up on the south side and was raised in MPS schools. He’s a graduate of MATC and UW-Milwaukee, and first interned at WUWM in the summer of 2012. He was also a Milwaukee Firefighter.
Outside of work, you can find him lounging on his porch, listening to a podcast with his cat, Michelle Yeoh, or playing ball at Washington Park.
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WUWM's podcast Status Pending has been looking at critical moments in U.S. immigration history. Jimmy Gutierrez explores the impact of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. -
"Abolish ICE." "Defund the police." These words and slogans carry a lot of weight. But what do they mean to organizers in Milwaukee who fight for systemic change? -
As election season picks up, so does the negativity. One of the ways voters see this is in opposition research, or gathering and sharing negative news on candidates. So how does this world work? And how is it changing politics in Wisconsin? -
Our series about the U.S.’s immigration history continues, with a look back 100 years ago. That’s when many immigrants migrated north from Mexico for the promise of a better life. What waited for people at this new border? And what did it take to fulfill the promise of a new America? -
Recently, ICE officers were in Milwaukee using aggressive tactics as they detained people. This included drawing firearms, smashing car windows and pinning people to the ground. What can videos of ICE’s recent operations here tell us? -
As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, we reflect on the status of Black people at the time of America's founding. -
The U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday this week. But one thing that’s missing among much of the festivities: the story of this continent's Indigenous peoples. -
This week, Milwaukee has seen a huge increase in ICE arrests, which has led to a lot of fear about what’s going on and how to stay safe. A local immigration attorney shares what to know. -
As Milwaukee grieves the Bucks trading Giannis Antetokounmpo, people are reflecting on what he meant to the franchise and the city. WUWM’s Jimmy Gutierrez has this essay about the impact the kid from Greece had on Milwaukee — and how it was bigger than basketball. -
A coalition of Jewish organizations organized a bus trip to Clay County Jail in Indiana, where Milwaukee area Muslim leader Salah Sarsour was being held after he was detained by immigration enforcement.
