Press Contact Information
Please contact our Communications and Public Relations Senior Manager, Heidi Johnson, to be directed to the staff member who will be most helpful.
Phone: (414) 909-1231
Email: hj@waveedfund.org
WAVE in the Media
2024 Media Coverage
- CBS 58: ‘Enough thoughts and prayers, it’s action that we need:’ Victims ask lawmakers for action at gun violence summit
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Gun violence solutions coming from gun owners? There’s common ground, but no easy answers.
- Yahoo News: Guns claimed 830 Wisconsin lives in 2022 study finds
- WisPolitics: New Study – Gun Death in Wisconsin – Released by Educational Fund and Violence Policy Center
- Urban Milwaukee: WAVE Educational Fund is at the White House to Celebrate Historic Gun Violence Reductions in Wisconsin and New Life-Saving Executive Orders
- TMJ4: ‘This is my purpose’: Wisconsin mom wants to change state law after son’s murder
- The Journal Times: US Secret Service maintains security plans, allows firearms around the RNC
- The Joyce Foundation: Wisconsin Law Enforcement Agencies Can Solve More Gun Crimes Using Federal Intelligence Tools
- Shepherd Express: The Killer Court: How the Supreme Court Favors Guns Over People
- Badger Herald: Firearm violence declared a public health emergency in the U.S.
- CBS 58: ‘Wear Orange Weekend’ to raise awareness about gun violence in Milwaukee
- Radio Milwaukee: Mke Concert Picks: Loaded local lineup celebrates Lennon’s legacy at Linneman’s
- Milwaukee Courier: Here’s Where You Can Find Free and Affordable Summer Camps and Programs Around Milwaukee
2023 Media Coverage
- Yahoo News: Accidental child shootings are rare, but appear to be on the rise in Milwaukee since the pandemic
- Milwaukee Independent: Wisconsinites Demand Common Sense Laws to Protect Children on Gun Violence Prevention Day of Action
- WPR: Advocates against gun violence call on lawmakers to take up background check bill
- WTAQ: Gun Violence Prevention Day of Action at the Capitiol
- WISN 12: 2-year-old Milwaukee boy shoots himself, man arrested
- WPR: Gun retailers could help with suicide prevention under GOP bill
- TMJ4: Community and city leaders wear orange for those affected by gun violence
- Spectrum News: Dozens participate in Paint the City Orange Peace Walk to end gun violence
- Shepherd Express: Wisconsin Events Emphasize National Gun Violence Awareness
- CBS 58: Events in Milwaukee set to observe National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend
- Human Rights Watch: Opposition to the Protect and Serve Act of 20
- CBS 58: Milwaukee groups weigh in on Nashville school shooting
- Chicago Tribune: America’s Dairyland takes a shot at naming a state rifle
- Associated Press: Wisconsin Republicans float bill to designate state rifle
- Spectrum News: In light of another shooting, anti-violence advocates push for reform
- Telemundo Wisconsin: Los defensores de la seguridad de las armas de Milwaukee esperan que se repriman los anuncios de armas dirigidos a los niños
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Gov. Evers wants to expand background checks on guns through budget proposal; Here’s what data shows for rejected gun purchases in Wisconsin
- CBS 58: Milwaukee gun safety advocates hope for crackdown on gun marketing aimed at children
- Wisc News: Wisconsin felons would receive 5 years for having guns under GOP measure
- Milwaukee Independent: A day at Biden’s White House: the invite, representation, and ongoing progress of building a better Wisconsin
- CBS 58: Leaders, activists gather around Milwaukee’s MLK statue to remember Dr. King
- ONG Africondo: Carta para los tres amigos, Amlo, Biden, y Trudeau
2022 Highlights
- Filter: Efforts to Expand Community Violence Intervention in Wisconsin
- Fox6: Amid violent Milwaukee weekend, group targets prevention.
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Germantown School Board asks state to allow concealed carry in schools and to train staff to use firearms
- Postindustrial: Life and death in America: Many say gun violence is a public health epidemic. These are the people working to help.
- Shepherd Express: Warning: Disturbing Content Describing Violence
2021 Highlights
- National Public Radio: The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse is a microcosm of the gun control debate in the U.S.
- NBC News: In the wake of Rittenhouse acquittal and Arbery killing, will more people turn to ‘vigilante justice’?
- The New York Times: Rittenhouse Case Highlights the Nation’s Deep Division Over Gun Rights