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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Lake Effect's Joy Powers joins Venice Williams at Alice's Garden for a new season of community-building and connection with nature for this month’s Dig In! -
On Milwaukee Dining Editor Lori Fredrich joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers to talk about some of Milwaukee's latest restaurants — and restaurant closings. -
Actor Matt Walsh joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers ahead of his performance with Bluebird Improv at the Pabst Theater. -
Journalist Tea Krulos wrote about Milwaukee's amateur radio community for this month's Milwaukee Magazine. He joined Lake Effect's Joy Powers to share more. -
Matt Wild from Milwaukee Record recaps his new favorite songs from local musicians this month. -
Milwaukee indie rock band Vanity Plates joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers for an interview and in-studio session. -
Cesar Chavez BID has organized a street festival and market to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in a safe way — blocking off the street with vendors and activities for people of all ages. -
"Extra! Extra! Eat All About It!" features recipes from historic Wisconsin newspapers. We explore the process of creating the book and translating recipes, plus make one of the recipes called, "Swimming Island." -
Lake Effect’s Joy Powers met up with Venice Williams and Abdul Qadir Hasan from Alice’s Garden to discuss how the urban farm is celebrating Earth Day and the start of this year's growing season. -
Cat owners know: a lot of cats just want to be outside. But the outdoors isn’t always safe for, or from, cats. We explore the dangers of letting your cat outdoors and what you can do to help manage that instinct.
