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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Window collisions are a leading cause of bird deaths, causing up to 3.5 billion bird deaths in the U.S. each year. They're even more common in the fall when both adult birds and their offspring migrate. But there are various ways to make your home more bird-friendly. -
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson joins WUWM’s Lake Effect to discuss whether hosting the Republican National Convention was worth it for the city and how he’ll be involved in this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. -
Earlier this summer, Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez spent the day with scientists and Urban Ecology Center campers to learn about bird banding, a way of tracking bird behavior by safely catching, tagging and measuring birds. -
Join Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez as she explores the wonderland of the Wisconsin State Fair with Lake Effect’s Jimmy Gutierrez, a lifelong Wisconsinite, as her tour guide. -
The International Crane Foundation, based in Baraboo, works around the world to save cranes and the ecosystems they depend on. Lake Effect producer Xcaret Nuñez spent a day at its headquarters to learn about the ICF's conservation work with sandhill cranes and whooping cranes. -
From the stage at Fiserv Forum to the Convention Fest just outside, far-right talking points about the dangers of immigrants and LGBTQ+ people were shared alongside the unity messaging. -
Convention Fest has over 100 local and statewide vendors and artists inside the hard security zone to showcase their work to visiting delegates and their guests. -
One week out from the Republican National Convention, downtown businesses feel a mix of uncertainty and cautious excitement. -
It’s been over a month since the Milwaukee County Parks reopened McKinley Beach — it was initially closed in 2020 after at least four people drowned in dangerous currents. -
Milwaukee Magazine's Ann Christenson shares some of the best sausages, taco trucks and summer drinks in the city.
