Ben Kieffer
Host: River to RiverBen Kieffer joined Iowa Public Radio in 2000 and is host of IPR’s daily noon talk show River to River, which he also helps produce.
Prior to joining IPR, Ben lived and worked in Europe for more than a decade. He reported firsthand the fall of the Berlin Wall and covered the Velvet Revolution in Prague. Ben has won numerous awards for his work over the course of more than 30 years in public media.
Ben has taught courses at the University of Iowa on interviewing and radio news. He's a native of Cedar Falls and a graduate of the University of Iowa.
Contact Ben at bkieffer@iowapublicradio.org.
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The Des Moines nonprofit shared their mission of mentoring at-risk youth through RAGBRAI training on national TV. The group received a donation of $10,000 from Casey's during the appearance. -
President Donald Trump has promised deregulation with hopes to promote industry and has already made cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency. -
Iowa political scientists analyze the latest news at home and abroad, including an Iowa bill that would change county supervisor elections and the Trump administration's feud with a federal judge.
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Former USDA secretary Tom Vilsack hopes for bipartisan support to addressing hunger as the new CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation.
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Thousands of able-bodied Iowans could be required to report work hours to maintain their Medicaid eligibility under bills advancing in the Iowa legislature.
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From agriculture funding cuts to a possible shutdown of the Department of Education, changes in the federal government are being felt far and wide.
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Programs like Chat GPT started infiltrating classrooms as the latest tool students use to cheat. However, schools have found that banning these programs isn't the answer.
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Libraries might not receive Enrich Iowa dollars if they are part of a nonprofit that advocates for state and federal policy. -
The Iowa GOP held onto a House District seat in a special election Tuesday.
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Iowans share how they are trying to reduce pollutants in waterways on this archive episode.
