Xcaret Nuñez
Lake Effect ProducerXcaret Nuñez joined WUWM in September 2023. She is a producer for Lake Effect. Before joining Lake Effect, she was an agriculture and rural communities reporter for KOSU, Oklahoma’s NPR station and Harvest Public Media.
Xcaret is a proud first-generation college graduate from the University of Missouri with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in religious studies. She’s originally from Yuma, Arizona, the Southwest city known as the “Lettuce Capital of the World” and the “Sunniest City on Earth.”
Before coming to WUWM, Xcaret also reported, produced and anchored for NPR station KBIA in Columbia, Missouri, and interned for Here & Now, NPR and WBUR’s afternoon flagship show.
Feel free to say hi or share any story ideas with Xcaret via email at nunezx@uwm.edu.
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The Pumpkin Seed is a new children’s book from Wisconsin author Brook Patricia and Wisconsin illustrator Maggie Carroll. -
UW-Health psychologist Shilagh Mirgain talks about the psychology of being a sports fan. -
Hundreds of birds die from flying into glass buildings each year in downtown Milwaukee. But Wisconsin Night Guardians for Songbirds is working to change that. -
Have you ever wondered how the art you admire gets to the museum? Bubbler Talk explores the art of moving masterpieces. -
414 Art Revival is a new second-hand craft store and community space in West Allis, Wisconsin. -
Meet Betty Suárez, founder of 'Aprende with Señora Betty,' a bilingual early literacy program that teaches children Spanish through storytelling, singing, dancing and more! -
Meet Nearby Nature Milwaukee’s new director and learn about his vision for the environmental nonprofit. -
Rebecca Jabs is a science illustrator and ARTservancy resident drawing, painting and printmaking migratory birds she’s seen at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve at life-size scale. -
Katrina Lord started Milwaukee Love Letter in 2016. Since then, she’s written over a thousand love letters and placed them throughout the city for strangers to find. -
The nonprofit teaches music to young creatives and plans to provide a safe, accessible space for people of all ages to enjoy live events.
