Audrey Nowakowski
Lake Effect Host / ProducerAudrey is a host, producer and reporter for Lake Effect. She is involved with every aspect of the show — from conducting interviews, editing audio, posting web stories and mixing the show together. Audrey is also co-executive producer of Live at Lake Effect, a filmed music series from WUWM's Lake Effect.
Before becoming a full-time producer, Audrey interned for Lake Effect starting in 2014 and joined the team full-time in the spring of 2015.
Audrey is a graduate of Cardinal Stritch University where she majored in Communication Arts and minored in History and English.
Contact Audrey at: nowakows@uwm.edu
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Wisconsin has an impressive, homegrown motorcycle racing scene that’s supported many riders from childhood well into adulthood as professional racers. One of those racers was West Allis native Charlotte Kainz. The documentary "Angels of Dirt" traces Kainz's meteoric rise in Flat Track racing and the larger community she impacted.
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A new exhibit called “Dynamic Range” at the Haggerty Museum of Art features photographs by Bill Tennessen that capture a wide range of scenes documenting Milwaukee's Black community from the 1980s to the early 2000s.
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The documentary “No One Asked You” highlights a unique approach to activism in the fight for abortion rights — humor.
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Before Fred Rogers and Jim Henson, Shari Lewis was the true pioneer of children’s television. A new documentary looks into Lewis' career and the pop culture impact she and her trusty sock puppet Lamb Chop had on generations of viewers.
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If the recent solar eclipse motivated you to see more astronomical events, how about shifting to the nighttime to see the northern lights?
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Starting on April 11, the Milwaukee Film Festival is returning to local screens for its 16th year. It features 300 films from local, national, and international filmmakers that show off a wide array of topics and formats for 15 days.
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WUWM hosted its first voter roundtable with five Milwaukee-area residents to take the temperature on how people are feeling in this crucial swing state ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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Are you interested in researching your own family history? Our "Books and Beyond" series looks into how the Milwaukee Public Library and the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society can help get you started.
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Before producer Josh Rosenberg embarked on his career in filmmaking, he studied broadcast journalism at UW-Milwaukee and even interned at WUWM.
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Milwaukee will experience 90% coverage of the solar eclipse on April 8th. Here's what to expect and how to best enjoy it.