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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The Lake Effect team headed to Forest Home Cemetery for the latest event in its Lake Effect On-Site series. -
Ryan Faurie is the owner of Handmade MKE, based in Greendale, Wisconsin. She shares how the economy is impacting her right now and how she’s preparing for the future. -
"On Milwaukee" Dining Editor Lori Fredrich talks about some of Milwaukee's latest restaurants and reminisces about beloved restaurants that have recently closed. -
Emilio De Torre recently wrote an op-ed for the "Shepard Express," arguing that local facial recognition data will aid mass deportation efforts by ICE. -
Matt Wild from Milwaukee Record recaps his favorite new songs from local musicians this month. -
ABCD is a local org that offers support for breast cancer patients, connecting mentors with similar life experiences and diagnoses. -
An ongoing UWM project is mapping Milwaukee's history of racially restrictive covenants — home deeds that prohibited sale of properties to non-white buyers. -
Since 1958, a federal program has controlled the invasive sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes. It's been under threat this year by budget cuts from the Trump administration. -
Growing up in a two-parent household is often thought of as a ticket to prosperity. A Harvard sociologist's new book challenges that idea. -
The West Allis Farmers Market has been a favorite of Venice Williams' for 30 years. For this month's episode of Dig In, she explains what makes it so special.
