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.
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» Email: powersj@uwm.edu
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Many plants are producing more now than any other time in the season. -
A look at the major party candidates running for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin — incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican banking executive Eric Hovde. -
As the summer is nearing its end, many of us are trying to soak in the good weather while we can. And what better way than by checking out a new, local restaurant? -
"Brownie the War Dog" chronicles the life and service of a dog from King, Wisconsin, who served in WWII. -
A new website has collected data on Milwaukee landlords. Users simply input an address and get information on previous violations and other properties owned by the same landlord. -
The Milwaukee Public Museum has more than four million artifacts in its collections, including many rocks and fossils that tell the history of the world. If you head to the geology department in the basement of the current museum space, you'll find wall-to-wall cabinets filled with rocks, fossils, and minerals. -
The future of U.S. Democracy has been a major theme in the 2024 presidential election, but according to a new book, the anti-democracy movement has been taking shape for decades and includes some of the biggest players in American politics. -
Liberace is arguably one of Wisconsin's most famous sons. Yet there's no monument — or even a plaque — dedicated to his memory in his hometown of West Allis. -
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. -
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.
