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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AI is reshaping how people do their jobs, and for some newsrooms, that means using it as a tool to strengthen their reporting. -
A suspicious pitch led an editor to uncover a freelance writer publishing fake stories for major newsrooms. His story gives insight into journalism’s AI era. -
Lake Effect's Xcaret Nuñez and Audrey Nowakowski explore... -
Beyond Our Senses is a new documentary that follows thousands of Bank swallows as they migrate from South America to Milwaukee's bluffs in the spring. -
Capt. Rhianna Macon is based in Milwaukee and has been in the post for about a year. She’s in charge of operations in the four states surrounding Lake Michigan — Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. -
Birding by ear is a skill that vision and non-vision-impaired folks can learn to help them identify birds. -
King’s Chord is Rufus King High School’s a cappella group. They’re the first Milwaukee Public School to compete in the International Championship of High School A Cappella, the competition that inspired the hit movie "Pitch Perfect." -
At ECO MKE Refillery, you can bring in a reusable container, like a mason jar or glass jug, and buy refills of dish soap, detergent, body wash and more. -
Warmer spring weather is prompting ticks to show up earlier than in previous years. Here’s how to stay safe as you head outside this tick season. -
Fat Bird Week is a week-long, bracket-style voting competition where 8 native, chunky birds go head-to-head in the hopes of being crowned the Wisconsin Fat Bird Week winner.
