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 Bay View Massacre was a pivotal moment in Wisconsin's labor and political history, but not much is known about the victims. In this "Bubbler Talk" we explore who they were and where they're buried. -
MPS educator and "JustUs and Books" creator Janette Justus joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers to discuss how she's reaching students with the power of reading. -
Matt Wild from Milwaukee Record recaps his new favorite songs from local musicians this month. -
UWM Adjunct Lecturer Marin Denning joins Lake Effect to discuss the impacts of intergenerational trauma on Indigenous communities ahead of a UWM's Trauma in Our Community Conference. -
Former Wisconsin Gov. Martin Schreiber discusses his new book, "My Two Elaines: Learning, Coping, and Surviving as an Alzheimer's Caregiver," about his wife's journey with Alzheimer's. -
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.
