Jimmy Gutierrez
Lake Effect ProducerJimmy Gutierrez is supporting WUWM as a Lake Effect producer during this busy election year. He joined the staff in April of 2024.
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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For the first time, Wisconsinites will vote on constitutional amendment ballot questions in a primary election. The amendments could have a big impact on how Wisconsin’s governor is able to allocate funds. -
There are a few places in the city where seniors are perfecting dance moves and building friendships. They're showing us all how having a good time and staying healthy can go hand in hand. -
On the last day of the RNC, people rallied in Milwaukee, speaking out against police violence. They called for justice for Samuel ‘Jah’ Sharpe Jr., who was shot and killed by police earlier this week, and D’Vontaye Mitchell, who was killed after being restrained by hotel security guards in June. -
There's a temporary public art installation in the downtown Germania building highlighting the relationship of politicians to the oil lobby, and the nature of survival from extreme weather. -
Restaurants and businesses inside the RNC's soft perimeter expected to see an economic boon this week. So far, the only economic impact has been bad business. -
With the RNC in town, a joyful rebellion is taking place. The Great Milwaukee Block Party is a weeklong collection of events celebrating joy and opposing the RNC. -
Over the past few months, multiple local artists have spoken out about their work being censored. We look into what's actually going on. -
In our July 'Group Chat,' local organizers break down how Milwaukee's Black elected leaders have shown up for Black Milwaukee and what representation means on the heels of the RNC coming to town. -
There are a lot of projections about what the 2024 RNC will provide to Milwaukee's economy, but what does history tell us? We asked an economist and a reporter who covered the RNC in Cleveland in 2016 to find out. -
If you were enjoying Milwaukee’s nightlife 15 years ago you might remember a rowdy group of LBTQ people playfully takeover your bar. That’s when Guerrilla Gay Bar was at its peak.
