Sam Woods
Lake Effect Production AssistantSam joined WUWM in 2023. He is a production assistant 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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For a nonpartisan race, this Wisconsin Supreme Court election feels very partisan. But it wasn’t always this way. -
Election season is back with the ideological balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court likely at stake. But what does the court do, and why do we elect justices? -
Pathfinders' Power of Paths Youth Action Board is helping the organization find solutions to youth homelessness with help from the people who best understand the problem — young people themselves. -
Why is Wisconsin so important to U.S. politics? Season 2 explores why the nonpartisan Wisconsin Supreme Court race feels so partisan and why it matters. -
Winter weather-related emergencies can be unpredictable, and we’re not always insulated from their impact. -
In recent years, the Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center has shifted from an emphasis on punishment toward evidence-based practices that have been shown to reduce recidivism. -
Providing phone and video calls from prison is a billion-dollar industry, with incarcerated people footing the bill. WISDOM aims to change this by making phone and video calls from prison free in Wisconsin. -
In part two of our interview with Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, we compare his approach to housing, budgets, public works, and crime in 2025 with that of Mayor John Norquist in 1999. -
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson outlines how the city welcomes immigrants, but stops short of calling Milwaukee a sanctuary city fearing repercussions from the Trump administration. -
The Wisconsin Gas Building may be best known for its flame-shaped lamp, but the story of this Art Deco masterpiece begins over three billion years ago.
