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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Less than two months ago, both the Milwaukee Police and Milwaukee County Sheriff were either using or exploring facial recognition technology to help with investigations. WUWM traces how community pushback led to both departments halting use of FRT. -
Over the past generation, Black women have been at the vanguard of defining Milwaukee’s art scene — even if they haven’t always been recognized for the work. This week, we’re meeting the women and hearing their stories. -
Western Wisconsin is filled with small, slow-paced towns where neighbors know each other. But as continued ICE operations in the Twin Cities spill over across the border, they’ve also become a target. -
ProPublica reporters have been looking into the living conditions inside the Dilley detention center, where immigrant families and children are held. -
There’s perhaps no place in the state hit harder by gun violence than Milwaukee. This Saturday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is hosting a forum for people to talk about gun safety, gun ownership and gun violence. -
This Sunday is International Women’s Day, and to celebrate, we passed the mic to two organizers from Milwaukee’s International Women’s Day Coalition. -
President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill has changed tax credit eligibility for ITIN holders. A financial expert has advice. -
Love and intimacy have no age limits. On this month’s "Group Chat," we'll hear from two seniors who found out what’s possible with a second chance at love. -
Milwaukee police have banned the use of facial recognition technology for now, following a heated Fire and Police Commission meeting. A tech policy shares what the public should know.
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When Jane LaGolden started her senior social group in Milwaukee 10 years ago, she didn’t want to knit a blanket, read a book or watercolor. She wanted to meet other seniors and build community.
