Madeleine Willis
Production Assistant for Talk Shows and The Sunny Side ProjectExpertise: Audio production, reporting, writing and editing stories and conversations
Education: Completing her bachelors degree from the University of Iowa in May 2025
Favorite Iowa Destination: Pella
Experience:
- Assists in the production of IPR's talk shows, Talk of Iowa and River to River
- Produces and edits audio, news stories and social media posts for The Sunny Side Project: A bit of good news every day
- Produces audio for The Daily Iowan, including hosting the podcasts Above the Fold and Press Box Banter
- Supported producing and launching season two of IPR's podcast Unsettled
- Has served as a news reporter, digital producer and digital editor at The Daily Iowan
- Received the Phillip D. Adler Journalist Scholar award in 2023 for her leadership and editorial achievement in broadcast journalism
My Favorite Conversations
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Dementia, including Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, affects Latinos at a higher rate than whites. -
Restaurant critic Wini Moranville discusses what makes a great dining experience and her new memoir. And Iowa alum Brittany Brown is heading to the Olympics -
Volunteers in Spencer rallied around their community after severe flooding
My Latest Stories
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A woman's first breath after treatment became a moment of light in the dark times of 2020. -
Iowa City-based artist Claudia McGehee is the illustrator of two new children’s books, Counting Winter and Rings of Heartwood. -
Dubuque resident Emily Harold shares about opening her heart, and her home, to foster animals in need of extra care. She's fostered five dogs through the Collie Rescue of Greater Illinois since 2022.
My Latest Podcasts
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Scientists discuss research and science backlash ahead of annual Darwin Day events. And we listen back to a conversation with one of Iowa's few scientific glassblowers.
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Essayist Ross Gay explores the beauty of the world and a music therapist discusses how music and singing can help those with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.
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Iowa's stake in March Madness is no more, but sports betting across the state runs high.