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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Milwaukeeans will vote for mayor in the spring general election on April 2, 2024. Meet the candidates — incumbent Cavalier Johnson and David King — and learn more about their views.
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Some parents are unsure if they should let their kids play in the frigid cold, but at the Tamarack Waldorf School on Milwaukee's east side, kids are always encouraged to explore the outdoors. We join them on a walk through the city and learn why the teachers are so passionate about outdoor education.
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The district was an area where sex work, gambling, and other illegal activities were done out in the open. Historian Matthew Prigge explores this history.
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The maximum security prison located in Waupun, Wisconsin, has been on some form of lockdown for more than a year, and prisoners have reported dire conditions at the prison.
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For decades, the Milwaukee County Parks System has been unable to mend its aging infrastructure. A recent report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum explores how different partnerships could help the parks system.
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In 2012 Clock Shadow Creamery became the first cheese factory in Milwaukee. The factory, located in Walker’s Point, churned out curds, quark and many other kinds of cheese for more than a decade. But when it closed its shop late last year, a lot of people wondered what would come next? We look at the new tenants, Hill Valley Dairy, and its plans for the space.
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime explores the fictional life of a female stand-up comedian in the late 1950s. But while Midge Maisel is fictional, the character is rooted in the real-life history of female Jewish comedians who made their way to the top of the comedy scene despite many obstacles.
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Matt Wild from Milwaukee Record recaps his favorite songs from local musicians for this month.
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Food and food cultivation is an integral part of Black history. Here's how to plant an African American heritage garden.
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Despite the intimidating factors of AI, one expert insists that it's just another development and recommends incorporating it into our lives.