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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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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As voting closes in Wisconsin's primaries, voters are already looking to November. Four years ago, Biden beat out Trump by about 20,000 votes. The race will likely be decided again around the margins.
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With the release of the special counsel report, questions about Biden's age have resurfaced. But is his age a consideration for potential voters or are there other issues of greater concern to them?
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It's a musical way to celebrate Hanukkah. Latkes Con Salsa — a Milwaukee project — mixes traditional Jewish melodies with Latin rhythms like bomba, salsa and merengue.
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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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New panelists at the University of Wisconsin's Center for Diary Research get trained to describe what they like about cheese based on its texture, taste, aroma and other attributes. -
The Republican Party is shifting its attention to Milwaukee, a city that will host both the first GOP primary debate on Wednesday and the party's nominating convention next summer. -
Republicans are investing in Wisconsin. The state will host the first Republican debate and the GOP convention next year. But how much of a battleground state is it in 2024?
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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.
