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 BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin recently donated 20 “birding kit” backpacks to neighborhood centers and schools across Madison and Milwaukee. -
"Lady Like" takes an intimate look at Lady Camden’s life as she learns to navigate the glitz and unglamorous moments that come with newfound fame while coming to terms with the troubling childhood experiences she left behind in London. -
If you've been outside lately, chances are you've heard Robins, Finches and Red-winged blackbirds singing out to let you know it’s the start of spring migration. But the best is yet to come. -
Agriculture officials have detected avian influenza in dairy herds across the country. No cases have been confirmed in Wisconsin and state officials hope to keep it that way. -
Eiman Mir, a senior at Brookfield East High School, has been working in journalism since middle school. Her years of hard work recently paid off when she was named Journalist of the Year by the Wisconsin Journalism Education Association. -
The American Ornithological Society promised last November to rename all birds with English names, along with any other bird names deemed offensive and exclusionary. That includes birds like Cooper’s hawk, Wilson’s warbler, Franklin’s gull, and dozens more. -
WUWM's Xcaret Nuñez, Nadya Kelly and Maayan Silver sat down to discuss the songs sung by women that make them feel like they could move mountains, and a lot of WUWM staff also chimed in. -
Emily Igwike, Milwaukee’s first-ever youth poet laureate, is wrapping up the last few months of her one-year term. -
Milwaukee’s Aquatics Ambassadors program recruits lifeguards, promotes water safety for all swimmersA partnership with the Milwaukee Parks Foundation and Milwaukee County Parks, the Aquatics Ambassadors Milwaukee program is helping address lifeguard shortages and working to promote equitable access to swimming. -
Dining editor Ann Christenson highlights standout dishes and gives readers a taste of the city’s culinary scene in Milwaukee Magazine's latest issue.
