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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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. -
Iowans who have experienced relationships spanning decades share their earned wisdom on love. -
When the Menzel family moved to a farmstead outside of Solon, they couldn't have guessed that their neighbor would one day feel more like family.
My Latest Podcasts
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The "It's a fine thing," exhibit at the Stanley Museum explores the Black Midwestern experience.
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To celebrate thirty years of eating, growing, harvesting and cooking on The Splendid Table, the show is going on tour and will make a stop in Iowa City.
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The USS Iowa is the first Virginia Class submarine built with accommodations for female crew members.