Sam Woods
Lake Effect ProducerSam joined WUWM in 2023. He is 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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Community land trusts offer housing affordability for the price of reduced appreciation. In Milwaukee and nationwide, they're showing they can be a limited solution to housing affordability, while teaching us why homes are so expensive in the first place. -
Milwaukee’s Common Council will soon finalize next year’s $2 billion city budget. But there is a smaller pot of money that Milwaukee residents will have a direct say on how it is spent. -
As it stands, Milwaukee County's budget includes cuts to bus services, Sheriff's Office expenditure increases, a capital investment backlog and rising property tax rates. -
WUWM is exploring how the economy is impacting Wisconsinites with different financial concerns. We visit a dairy farmer who sells pumpkins to supplement his business. -
As SNAP cuts and grocery closures worsen Milwaukee’s food insecurity, Nourish MKE expands services and builds coalitions to fight hunger and offer hope. -
Doors Open Milwaukee celebrates 15 years since its first event in 2011. Learn how the event got started, and what keeps people coming back. -
Where are the Black farmers? This is what artist James Shields asked himself, before setting across the country to find them. After touring the South and Northeast, he's traveling the Midwest this summer. -
MKE Roots is a program designed to spark an interest in local history within Milwaukee-area teachers. The Trump administration cut its funding, signaling its desire to focus on commemorating the Declaration of Independence. -
Wisconsin's minimum wage is currently at $7.25 per hour, the federal minimum. A coalition of labor and progressive groups are campaigning for a boost to $20 per hour. -
Shea Garden is easy to overlook, but it contains the story of how neighbors, students, and artists transformed a public nuisance into a place of peace – and passed it onto a new generation.
