Mark Simmet
Senior Music ProducerExpertise: Music! Picking and presenting the music you've loved and will love, interviewing and supporting local bands and musicians, and researching and writing articles that dig into the music and musicians you know and love
Education: St. John’s University
Favorite Iowa Destination: Pikes Peak State Park
Experience:
- Has curated and hosted AAA programming and live performances on Studio One, bringing new artists and old favorites to Iowans' homes for over three decades
- Has interviewed musicians including Hozier, Ani DiFranco, Wayne Coyne (of Flaming Lips), Colin Blunstone (of The Zombies) and countless Iowa bands
- Received a 2024 first place PMJA Visual Storytelling award for All Access: IPR's Music Magazine
- Has listened to nearly every album in the Studio One library to know what to play on air