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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer
River to River

From the NFL to the Minnesota Supreme Court

By Ben Kieffer,
Dani Gehr, Katherine Perkins
Published September 29, 2023 at 7:00 AM CDT
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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

Alan Page distinguished himself on the football field, playing 15 seasons as a defensive tackle in the NFL for the Vikings and the Bears. Then, he went to law school and distinguished himself as the first African American to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court.

Ben Kieffer sat down to talk with him as part of the University of Iowa College of Law Levitt Lecture series.

Guests:

  • Alan Page, retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice, NFL football player and author
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Ben Kieffer
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
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Dani Gehr
Dani Gehr is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University. Since 2022, Gehr has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.
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Katherine Perkins
Katherine Perkins is IPR's Executive Producer of Talk Shows and Program Director for News/Talk. Since 2014, Perkins has managed the broadcast schedule and sound of the news and information service of Iowa Public Radio, as well as has directed the long-term planning and oversight for IPR's talk shows, Talk of Iowa and River to River. Perkins has a masters degree from Sangamon State University (now the University of Illinois – Springfield).
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