Dennis Reese
Dennis Reese was the mid-day host for Iowa Public Radio until his retirement in February 2022. He is also a producer for the talk shows Talk of Iowa and River to River. He is based in Iowa City. Dennis began his career in public radio at the University of Iowa’s WSUI in 1981 as its Program Director, after several stints as News Director at a number of commercial radio stations in Iowa and after working his way through college as a disc jockey in formats including Top 40, Easy Listening and country & western.
Dennis has a master’s degree in Communication Studies from the University of Iowa and a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Northern Iowa.
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One of the great secrets of Iowa sports history is that the Hawkeye State had a professional basketball team. -
As this year marks 50 years since Title IX became law, we listen back to a conversation with one of the female student-athletes granted the opportunity to play in the 1970s because of this decision.
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A psychologist explains how myriad innovations arose from context, consequence and coincidence — not some moment of brilliance. And a preview from the directors bringing "Black Nativity" to the Quad Cities.
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The 2021 Talk of Iowa holiday book guide for kids -
Three indie booksellers/book lovers joined Talk of Iowa to discuss the best new books to give and receive this holiday season. -
Books can be a world in and of themselves. But they don't have to cost you the world to be a great gift to yourself or others.
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Journalist Beth Hoffman moved from San Francisco to her husband's family farm in Iowa. Host Charity Nebbe talks with Hoffman about her new book "Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America," an un-romaticized account of their experiences and the difficult business of farming.
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A long-time Iowa City resident and retired teacher dug deep into the history of a football icon.
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One writer is uncovering the history of an Iowa town where Black and white families lived, worked and played together decades before integration.
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Charity Nebbe speaks with Katherine Dykstra, author of the new book "What Happened to Paula; on the Death of an American Girl." Also, Tara McGovern and Jim Dreier remember the life of jazz musician John Rapson.
