Jimmy Gutierrez
News ReporterJimmy Gutierrez become 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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Milwaukee County’s district attorney has long sought to keep its "Brady List" secret. The list has the names of law enforcement officers with histories of credibility concerns or past crimes. A months-long, collaborative report examines what was being hidden from public view for so long. -
This month’s Group Chat hears from young, local organizers who are pushing for immigrant rights and protections. They share how safety is only found together. -
There’s something happening in Milwaukee’s Black literary spaces. Call it a moment, or a renaissance, but whatever you call it — just don't sleep on it. -
Black and brown moms, and birthing people in Milwaukee, have some of the worst birthing outcomes in the nation. Even being pregnant can come with danger. But there are an abundance of birth workers that cater their services directly to these demographics. -
A Milwaukee family had been receiving gender-affirming care for their daughter for almost five years. Then, before one of the daughter's therapies, Children's Hospital of Milwaukee cancelled her appointment. That's when Wisconsin Watch reporter Phoebe Petrovic got involved. -
Bad Bunny wanted to share the history of Puerto Rico on his latest album. So his team made a call to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. That’s where a professor was ready to share the island’s history of colonization and radical politics. -
Two brothers from Afghanistan share how refugee funding now in limbo helped them settle in MilwaukeeEvery year, Milwaukee welcomes refugees from across the globe, including two brothers who made a harrowing journey from Afghanistan during the Taliban takeover in 2021. Now, funding for resettling refugees in the United States is in limbo. -
Meet the candidates vying for Milwaukee Common Council's District 3 vacant seat: Alex Brower and Daniel Bauman. -
Last year, Milwaukee’s police department pursued more vehicles than ever before. Police pursuits are among the most dangerous duties officers perform and have resulted in several tragic bystander deaths in recent months. So, how does MPD determine when to pursue and when not to? -
As Dry January calls closing time, it’s a unique chance to consider the role alcohol plays in people’s lives. That’s especially true in Milwaukee, the Brew City, and across the state of Wisconsin. Within the last few years, multiple nonalcoholic bars have opened. In that same time, they’ve also closed.
