Katelyn Harrop
Talk Show ProducerKatelyn Harrop joined Iowa Public Radio as a talk show producer in 2018. She works on IPR’s national award-winning programs River to River and Talk of Iowa as a producer and occasional substitute host.
Before heading to Iowa, Katelyn worked as a community radio news director in Ithaca, New York where she executive produced a daily news magazine program, designed and directed the station’s original morning talk show, and co-founded a hyperlocal investigative news exchange. She has also worked as a freelance reporter covering politics, public policy and social movements for digital and audio outlets including NPR.
Katelyn is a proud Oregonian, and when she’s not in the field or studio, you can probably find her scoping out the Midwest’s best live music acts or hiking in Iowa’s Driftless Area. You can contact Katelyn at kharrop@iowapublicradio.org.
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The University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and University of Northern Iowa have each released plans to bring students back to campus in some capacity… -
Globally and nationally, people are experiencing a multitude of crises. All at once, individuals are feeling the impact of a global pandemic, police… -
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Protests are raging in Minneapolis, Louisville and across the country as activists, family members and elected officials demand justice in the case of… -
Iowans are flocking to city, state and county parks in record numbers as the weather warms and as people look for a change of pace from in-home social… -
COVID-19 has killed close to 90,000 Americans, about 80% of whom are people 65-years-old or older. For many older people, it’s a scary time, a sad time… -
Host Ben Kieffer is joined by political scientists Evan Renfro of the University of Northern Iowa and Megan Goldberg of Cornell College for a discussion… -
Many childcare centers across the state have been forced to shut their doors because of COVID-19. For those who are still open, declining enrollment… -
On this episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer is joined by former congressman Jim Leach, best known for his 30 years representing Iowa in… -
For the past 20 years, Iowa Public Radio’s Rob Dillard has been working hard to keep Iowans informed and share some of Iowa’s unique voices.On this…