Sam Woods
Lake Effect ProducerSam joined WUWM in 2023 as a producer for Lake Effect. Before joining Lake Effect, he was a reporter with the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and a producer for Bridge the City Podcast and Real Stories MKE.
When Sam moved to Milwaukee in 2017, he thought he wanted to be a high school social studies teacher. However, he quickly gravitated toward journalism through local podcasting to learn more about his new hometown. After stepping away from the mic and doing written reporting for over three years, he is excited to return to audio storytelling.
In his free time, Sam enjoys gardening and appreciating Giannis’ euro step.
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Doors Open Milwaukee returns September 23 and 24, 2023 with 130 locations and tours available to get to know Milwaukee behind-the-scenes. This citywide open house event has been running since 2011, but has new tours and locations to visit every year. -
Over the years Cherry Street Community Garden has grown to double its number of garden beds, add cherry and apple trees to line its border and add public art and infrastructure to make the garden into a true gathering place.
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Dr. Kate Newcomb's impact in Wisconsin lives on through the Dr. Kate Museum.
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This month marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. As the city of Milwaukee proclaims this week to be Hip-Hop Week, we ask rappers how the city has influenced their art and how hip-hop informs our everyday lives, from music to aquaponics.
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After more than 20 years in prison, Adam Procell is working to simplify the process for those reentering the community to find basic needs. Procell is also helping build trust between members rentering the community and law enforcement, who may hold biases against them based on their past.
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Deep Lake Future is an immersive art experience going on now at Var Gallery in Walker's Point. It takes visitors on a data collection mission in a futuristic world overrun with invasive species and musical fish.
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With rent and costs of living on the rise in Lindsay Heights and across Milwaukee, many who have lived in the neighborhood for years are priced out of homeownership.
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Milwaukee's city government approved Downtown Plan 2040 last week. It includes proposals for projects to upgrade downtown parks and remove or alter streets in favor of pedestrians and public transportation.
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In a hiking guide he wrote for Milwaukee Magazine, Kevin Revolinski discusses Milwaukee and Wisconsin's trail system and how to navigate it. He shares some of his tips with Lake Effect's Sam Woods.
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In his newly-released book "Kodachrome Milwaukee," Milwaukee historian Adam Levin compiles a collection of around 150 images of life in mid-1900s Milwaukee. Images in the book include snapshots of large events such as German Fest and Bucks games, as well as house parties.
