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The history of collegiate women's basketball

Talk of Iowa, hosted by Charity Nebbe

A new docuseries, If Not For Them, shines a light on the many women who made this extraordinary moment in collegiate basketball possible.

In the midst of a monumental moment in women’s basketball and women’s sports in general, sports broadcaster Brenda VanLengen’s If Not For Them docuseries is in production and is calling attention to the women who laid the foundation for women's collegiate basketball.

On this episode of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe speaks with VanLengen about the history of women's collegiate basketball, its Iowa ties and how we have gotten to this moment as the sport gains national attention.

Guests:

  • Brenda VanLengen, sports broadcaster and executive producer, “If Not For Them”
Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa
Dani Gehr is a producer for River to River and Talk of Iowa. Dani came to Iowa from her hometown in the northwest suburbs of Chicago to attend Iowa State University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in journalism, international studies and French. Before coming to IPR, Dani covered local government in Story County for the Ames Tribune and Des Moines Register.
Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio