Susan Bence
Environmental ReporterSusan Bence entered broadcasting in an untraditional way. After years of avid public radio listening, Susan returned to school and earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She interned for WUWM News and worked with the Lake Effect team, before being hired full-time as a WUWM News reporter / producer.
Susan is now WUWM's Environmental Reporter, the station's first. Her work has been recognized by the Milwaukee Press Club, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
Susan worked with Prevent Blindness Wisconsin for 20 years, studied foreign languages at UWM, and loves to travel.
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Milwaukee Brewers fans packed downtown Milwaukee Friday for a parade and rally celebrating the Brewers' World Series victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. -
This week has brought Wisconsin a tad closer to tackling PFAS contamination. The forever chemical is found in our environment, including in our drinking water. -
WUWM speaks to voters with a variety of perspectives to hear how they're feeling about the 2026 Wisconsin governor's race. -
The Milwaukee Brewers are heading into Game 3 of the World Series on a high – having won the first two against the Tampa Bay Rays. We hear from fans celebrating the wins. -
It's our Milwaukee Brewers' first crack at a World Series title in 44 years. We meet an avid fan who was at the ballpark during the 1982 World Series, and continues to root for the home team today. -
Four years ago, Democrat Josh Kaul and Republican Eric Toney vied to become Wisconsin's attorney general. They're back at it this midterm election. -
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is celebrating the completion of a massive structure designed to hold vast amounts of contaminated sediment that have plagued Milwaukee’s rivers and estuary for decades. -
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will be conducting a statewide review of the environmental consequences posed by large data centers. The measure comes after Midwest Environmental Advocates filed a lawsuit on behalf of Sierra Club last July. -
Trade ministers from some of the world’s biggest economies were in Milwaukee this week for a meeting of the G20 – or Group of 20. It was a delicate time and place to negotiate, given President Trump’s global trade strategy. -
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission voted unanimously to award 2028-2036 wastewater treatment plant management contract to Jacobs Engineering. Veolia will continue to push back in court.
