Maayan Silver
Maayan Silver has been a reporter with WUWM's News Team since 2018. She joined WUWM as a volunteer at Lake Effect in 2016, while she was a practicing criminal defense attorney.
She believes everyone has an interesting story to share and is driven to get people from all backgrounds and perspectives on the air. Her work has been featured on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Here and Now, and she's been a guest with BBC Newshour, On Point, The Takeaway and the NPR Politics Podcast. She was part of NPR's Political Reporting Partnership during the 2020 presidential election.
Maayan has a musical spirit, loves learning about different cultures and trying new foods, and has lapsed on her goal of making Milwaukee's best hummus.
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Voters in swing states were crucial President-elect Donald Trump's re-election. We check in with some voters in North Carolina and Wisconsin on the eve of his inauguration.
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In Wisconsin, some conservative voters voice their discontent with Republican nominee Donald Trump.
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President Biden and former President Trump both easily won their parties presidential primaries in Wisconsin. Yet, they each faced more protest votes than expected.
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250 people applied for five open jobs, hoping to be chosen to help cheesemakers create a creamier cheddar or more melty mozzarella. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on November 22, 2023.)
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Two hundred and fifty people applied for five part-time jobs to taste cheese. Their goal? To help cheesemakers create a creamier cheddar or more melty mozzarella.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has a slim liberal majority for the first time in 15 years and there is procedural infighting that risks tarnishing the court's reputation.
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Public libraries have had to deal with staffing shortages and controversies over book bans. Milwaukee Public Library's push back against that is humor and social media posts that have gone viral.
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Green Bay, Wis., on Saturday hosts two top-tier European soccer teams: Manchester City and FC Bayern Munich — for the first soccer exhibition game on the Packers' Lambeau Field.
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Milwaukee-based book influencer Cree Myles curates an account for Penguin Random House dedicated to celebrating Black writers. -
We look at local reaction to the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, who stood trial for killing two people and injuring a third during 2020's racial justice protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
