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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May’s issue of Milwaukee Magazine explores what animal law entails and the types of cases local trial attorney Joe Goode takes on. Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez spoke with Goode to learn more. -
The Next Narrative Monologue Competition is a national program for high school students that gives them the opportunity to deliver contemporary monologues from Black playwrights. -
The Season 3 finale of FOX's 'Farmer Wants A Wife' aired recently, and Karina Sabol — a 24-year-old from Madison — was one of two women left vying for farmer Jay Wood’s heart. -
Artist-in-Residence Hattie Grimm is the creator of the Charles Allis Art Museum’s new art exhibit called “BIRD BODY”. The exhibit features 20 wooden paintings and sculptures that she says explore “our bodies' intuitive wisdom.” -
The Milwaukee Philatelic Society was organized in 1899, making it one of the oldest stamp collecting clubs in the country. -
UW-Milwaukee’s Atmospheric Science program, which is part of the School of Freshwater Sciences, will close at the end of this school year due to low enrollment and faculty retirements, according to the university. -
“Brady Street: Portrait of a Neighborhood” is a new documentary screening at the Milwaukee Film Festival that explores the city's historic Brady Street neighborhood from its earliest roots, its eras of immigration, to the present day. -
Warblers are small songbirds that are among the most celebrated by birders for their flashy colors and sweet songs. But most warblers only spend a few weeks in Milwaukee. -
You’re likely familiar with the painted logos of businesses like Ruby’s Bagels or murals like El Paletero in Walker’s Point. Michael Cerda is the artist behind them. He's a sign painter, graphic designer, Grammy Award-winning music producer and owner of Cerda Design Co. -
Every day, thousands of people visit the Milwaukee County Zoo to see the animals they love — whether it’s the adorable otters, roaring tigers or giant elephants. These animals live their lives on display, but most of us don’t know what happens after they die.
