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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"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. -
Federal funding cuts by the Trump administration have already begun affecting food banks in the U.S., including in Wisconsin. Hunger Task Force explains how this will impact local food banks. -
Wisconsin has one of the lowest vaccination rates for measles in the nation — much lower than any of the states with active outbreaks. -
Matt Wild from Milwaukee Record recaps his new favorite songs from local musicians. -
Folk artist and activist Ani DiFranco is kicking off her latest tour today in Milwaukee, once again. She talks about this moment in our history, and tells the tale of how her car was stolen in Milwaukee. -
There's much more to the Wisconsin 4-H program than learning how to raise livestock. We explore the expressive arts program with specialist Jay Johnson. -
Jan Janssen from Marshfield, Wisconsin, had dreams much bigger than the lumber yard. Instead, he moved to LA to pursue his dream. He joins Lake Effect’s Joy Powers to talk about the life of a working actor. -
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