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Joy Powers
Lake Effect Host / ProducerJoy Powers hosts and produces Lake Effect. She joined WUWM January 2016 as a producer for Lake Effect. Before joining Lake Effect, she was a director and producer for Afternoon Shift, on WBEZ-fm Chicago Public Radio.
Joy grew up in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and attended Badger High School. Before starting her career in journalism, she was a professional actor and most notably performed the role of "Katie/Kirsten" in Circle of Friends: An American Girl Musical. Before coming to WUWM, Powers worked with several companies, including WBEZ, SiriusXm, Fujisankei Communications and the Department of City Planning for the City of New York.
She earned a bachelors degree in broadcast journalism from Emerson College, Boston, where she worked with several radio and television stations. She was the public affairs director at WERS-fm and produced the station’s AP-Award Winning program,You Are Here.
Powers lives in the Near South Side of Milwaukee and spends her free time making art and gardening.
» Twitter: @thejoypowers
» Email: powersj@uwm.edu
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In less than a month, Wisconsinites will head to the polls to vote in the partisan primary for a variety of elected officials, including those in the State Legislature.
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From the stage at Fiserv Forum to the Convention Fest just outside, far-right talking points about the dangers of immigrants and LGBTQ+ people were shared alongside the unity messaging.
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Convention Fest has over 100 local and statewide vendors and artists inside the hard security zone to showcase their work to visiting delegates and their guests.
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It took a lot of planning to get the Republican National Convention to Milwaukee and Omar Shaikh is one of the people who made it all happen. He's a local restauranteur and a member of the RNC Host Committee and he joins Lake Effect from the Panther Arena.
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For more than a century, Wisconsin has led political trends in the U.S. The book "Minority Rule" explores that history, and how Wisconsin Republicans have successfully reshaped democracy in the state over the past few decades.
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For the final episode of this season of "Swing State of the Union," we’re live! We discuss the RNC, Wisconsin’s political trends and life in the swing state of the union.
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Matt Wild from "Milwaukee Record" recaps his favorite songs from local musicians for this month.
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The rising popularity of mocktails is a trend, and Venice Williams welcomes it as an opportunity to drink more healthily.
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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are once again vying for Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes. Here’s how they’re making their case.
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Ahead of They Might Be Giants' Milwaukee shows, John Flansburgh reflects the band's start in the 1980s and the twists and turns along the way.