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River to River

IPR reporters reflect on the biggest news from 2024

By Katherine Perkins,
Samantha McIntosh
Published December 31, 2024 at 7:00 AM CST
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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

Floods, tornadoes, bird flu and Caitlin Clark - just a sampling of the biggest stories from Iowa in last year.

On this episode, IPR Executive Producer Katherine Perkins talks with IPR News reporters about the most impactful and captivating stories they reported on this year. We also get some highlights from IPR's Sunnyside project.

Guests:

  • Katarina Sostaric, statehouse reporter
  • Natalie Krebs, health reporter
  • Rachel Cramer, Harvest Public Media reporter
  • Grant Leo Winterer, reporter and Weekend Edition host
  • Sheila Brummer, Western Iowa reporter
  • Isabella Luu, reporter
  • Grant Gerlock, assistant news director
  • Madeleine Charis King, newsletter product manager and Sunnyside founder
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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, <i>Talk of Iowa</i> and <i>River to River</i>. Perkins has a masters degree from Sangamon State University (now the University of Illinois – Springfield).
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Samantha McIntosh
Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from St. Cloud State University. Since 2022, McIntosh has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.
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