Maayan Silver
News ReporterMaayan Silver has been a reporter with WUWM’s News Team since 2018. She joined WUWM as a volunteer at Lake Effect in 2016, while she was a practicing criminal defense attorney.
She believes everyone has an interesting story to share and is driven to get people from all backgrounds and perspectives on the air. Her work has been featured on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Here and Now, and she’s been a guest with BBC Newshour, On Point, The Takeaway and the NPR Politics Podcast. She was part of NPR’s Political Reporting Partnership during the 2020 presidential election.
Maayan has a musical spirit, loves learning about different cultures and trying new foods, and has lapsed on her goal of making Milwaukee’s best hummus.
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Two independents, two Democrats, a Republican and a Green Party candidate are running for Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District. -
Two Democrats, two Republicans and an independent are running for Congress in the 4th district. There will be primaries on Aug. 11 and a general election on Nov. 3. -
Wisconsinites will vote for congressional candidates in the general election on Nov. 3, 2026. Both the Republican and Democratic candidates are uncontested in their primaries. -
Wisconsinites will vote for congressional candidates in the Aug. 11 primary and in the Nov. 3 general election. -
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley dropped out of the race for Wisconsin governor. There's still a crowded Democratic primary, what's next? -
Judge Dugan was convicted of felony obstructing in federal court in December — in a case that, as she put it, cast her as "both a scofflaw and a hero." Her sentence does not include prison time. -
A much-loved Milwaukee jazz venue shut its doors Sunday, June 28, 2026. Several musicians in the city pay tribute. -
WUWM is honoring the start of summer by digging into the jazz standard "Summertime." The popular song began as a number in the opera "Porgy and Bess." -
Here's what to know about what's at stake for the Dairy State during the 2026 midterm election. -
Wisconsin voters are concerned about AI. The state's politicians are jockeying to be the go-to leaders to assuage those fears.
