Noah’s Golden Dome Experience

Noah auditions for his role as State House reporter.

Thanks to the Presidents of the United States of America, Noah did not have school on Monday.

That allowed he and I to spend some time together. We made a couple of stops at my work and lunch before the golden experience.

What kid doesn’t want to be dragged to the Iowa State Capital in the middle of the Legislative session? Probably no kid that knows any better. I give Noah credit. He did seem to be excited about it.

Noah took a tour of the Capital last year with his day care.

This time we went when there was all sorts of activity. The House and Senate both gaveled into session on Monday. Then both chambers went into Caucus.

A day of law making makes us crazy!

Noah did get a little bored, but he did enjoy looking up at the lovely scenery of the Iowa Capital’s Rotunda.

He also enjoyed going into the Law Library. We recorded two Iowa Journal’s inside the library. So, I had spent a little time in there and could answer a few of his questions. It was a rare quiet experience for he and I.

It also was Wartburg Day at the Capital. So, Noah and I “had” to stick around for the free ice cream. Anytime the college pays for something you take it.

A little recruiting news here, Noah did commit to Wartburg. I wonder if his verbal will hold up for another 12 years.

It was nice to see some friendly Wartburg faces and meet a few new ones. Also, my old professor, now Senator, Liz Mathis was hard at work with her clerk Suzanne Behnke Heseman.

Kerry Wright was making things happen as always, so thanks to her, too.

Ann Arbor looks a lot like Cedar Rapids

The Clarion Hotel on Jackson Road hosted filming for the Hollywood movie "Cedar Rapids" this week. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com

Turns out the producers of the movie Cedar Rapids did want to film the movie in Iowa. (Here’s a little background on the movie Cedar Rapids.)

But at that moment in mid-September of 2009 when pre-production was taking place, the scandal around the Iowa’s Film tax credits was hitting a high note.

So producers went to plan B. Ann Arbor, Michigan.

If you read some of the archives of AnnArbor.com you’ll see a few stories on the movie. Like how producers turned the Clarion Inn into a hotel in Cedar Rapids.

Almost a year to the day of this trailer coming to light, production on the film was wrapping in Michigan.

So again, the Wolverines beat the Hawkeyes. The state of Michigan has chased films after state’s like Iowa suspended the tax cut program. Incoming re-Governor Terry Branstad has said he’ll review the film program, but says he doesn’t see a big tax break portion of the program coming back.

Frontline’s look at Mental Illness

I failed you.

I wasn’t paying attention to the program alerts from PBS and IPTV.

Tuesday night, Frontline re-aired their look at mental illness. Their big question focused on the old institutionalization way of keeping the mentally ill inside locked walls, for some, most of their lives.

Here is the program description:

“A rare and intimate look into the lives of mentally ill offenders struggling to make it on the outside. This year alone, hundreds of thousands of prisoners with serious mental illness will be released into communities across America. Within 18 months, nearly two-thirds will be re-arrested.”

Here’s the link to Frontline’s website about the program. You can also go straight to the program by clicking here. Thank goodness for the internet.

The Iowa Journal looked at this issue a couple of times. Here is the link to earlier blog posts about those shows. Producer Nancy Crowfoot went to a residential rehab facility in Fort Dodge.

Please give this Frontline program a look. We all need to know more about mental illness and how we can help understand more about what so many are dealing with. For years, funding for treatment has been hard to come by. If you are looking to help, there are several organizations that would help answer your questions and point you in the direction of helping. Many counties in Iowa have National Alliance on Mentally Illnes or NAMI chapters. The Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Iowa has a website. So does NAMI Scott County.

During our time in Scott County and the QC, they were doing some great things. Please consider donating your time to help others.

And The Emmy© went to….

These are the Emmy's© won Saturday night by the KCRG team. (image 'borrowed' from Mike Wagner. I call this a trade for the cookie recipe.)

The 2010 Emmy’s© (Upper Midwest Region) were handed out Saturday night in Minneapolis.

First off, congratulations to all the winners. This event is presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and covers 130 categories.

So far, I’ve seen many friends posting pictures of their new statues.

It was a big night for me personally, as I won my first Emmy©. The Iowa Journal was nominated and won in the category of… Public/Current or Community Affairs Program/special or series. I know it sounds a little hybrid, but it is what we are, a mix of a lot of things. We submitted a composite of many of our shows.

The other Iowa Public Television winner was for a single story or feature. The award goes to producer Andrew Batt and videographer Steve Carns. They went on an honor flight from Rural America to Washington D.C.

Others were nominated at IPTV. A look at our other nominees is here, along with other Iowa nominees.

A big congrats to John Campbell of KCRG for his special award presented Saturday night. John is one of the hardest working people in the business. He’s covered every sport in Iowa and is a true professional and gentleman. John was put in the Silver Circle which honors for 25 years of service in the media industry.

Also, two Iowa Broadcast News Association board members picked up statues Saturday night. Justin Roberts and Paul Yeager were honored. You can learn more about becoming a member of IBNA by clicking here. So were a few of the media members listed in this post.

Our official listings of winners by Iowa Public Television is listed first.

• Public/Current/Community Affairs – Single Story/Feature/Segment “Honor Flight Carries Heroes From Rural America” Iowa Public Television. Andrew Batt Producer/Director, Steve Carns Videographer
• Public/Current/Community Affairs-Program/Special/Series “The Iowa Journal” Iowa Public Television: Paul Yeager Host/Producer, Nancy Crowfoot, Judy Blank, Nancy Brown, Producers.

Here’s a list of Iowa winners. There’s some talent here and all should be congratulated.

• Teen (13 and up) – Program/Special/Series “Teen- Eyes on the Road” KCRG-TV: Nicole Agee, Ian Philbrick, Executive Producer, Julie Seebold, News Director.
• Community/Cable/Public Access – Edited Program/Interview/Discussion “Faith Family Football: The Spirit of Iowa” Mediacom Communications Company: India Moore Producer/Editor, Jeff Anderson and Lee Grassley Executive Producers, Bob Brooks Host, Robert Silver Camera Operator, Robin Meill and Kelly Rooks Audio.
• Graphic Arts – Animation Non News Graphic Arts Animations “Mediacom Connections MC22″ Brent Willett Graphic Designer/Editor.

Lance Herbold, right, with his latest Emmy© for work at Mediacom. (image from Facebook)

• Community/Cable/Public Access – Sporting Event/Game – Live or Live-to-tape “AHST vs. Madrid High School Football” Mediacom Communications Company: Lance Herbold, Producer, Jeff Johnson, Director, Tim Sheehan, Technical Director, Melanie Campbell, Marlyn Schram, Chris Gourley, Kevin Rivers Camera Operators. B. Ross A1 (Yes, that B. Ross from SoundOff) Beth Haag, Duet Asst., Frank K., Stats, Kevin Heitz Floor/Spotter. BJ Schaben, Play-by-Play, Kirk Daddow, Analyst, Will Frazier and Joe Madersky, Tape, Dan Graves, Video, Debbie Keller-Ericson, Grip, Craig Knutson, Parabolic.
• Business/Consumer: Single Story/Feature/Segment “Sky High” KGAN-TV Jack Miller, Anchor/Reporter,  Nick Moron, Photojournalist/Editor, April Samp News Director.
• Promotion: Sports-Single Spot “Football Friday” WHO-TV Kevin Rivers, Producer/Editor (that’s 2 for him Saturday night if you’re counting).
• Weather – Continuing Coverage “Blizzard of ’09″ KCCI-TV: John McLaughlin, Chief Meteorologist, Kurtis Gertz, Meteorologist. Steve Karlin and Cynthia Fodor, Anchor/Reporters. Geoff Greenwood, Eric Hanson, Angie Hunt, Emily Price, Alex Murphy, Reporters.
• Donna Smith, Dan Bolsem, Duane Wright, Glen Biermann, Bob Thomas, Jesse Landolt, Spencer Vaughn, Photojournalists.
• Sports – Program Series (Outside of news) “Harrison Barnes: Eye of the Storm” KCCI-TV, Andy Garman, Sports Director/Photojournalist/Writer/Editor. Andy Ireland, Scott Reister, Sports Reporter/Photojournalist, Will Marchino, Sports Reporter.
• Photojournalist – Sports – Within 24 Hours (Single Camera Only) “A Night in the Bigs” KCRG-TV Matt Nelson, Photojournalist (his first of two on this night).
• Photojournalist – Sports – No Time Limit (Single Camera Only), “Composite” KCRG-TV Matt Nelson, Photojournalist (Wartburg grad).

Jon Gregg's Emmy© on the way back to Oskaloosa. (image from Jon Gregg's Facebook page).

• Community/Cable/Public Access – Newscast Edited “CRI Weekly News” Communication Research Institute, Jonathon Gregg, Senior Producer (Another Wartburg and former KWQC intern during my days at TV6. Nice work, Jon).
• Newscast – Weekend – Markets 141+ “232 Memorial” KTIV-TV, Matt Breen Anchor/Producer, Kristie VerMulm, Reporter/Anchor, Tia Heidebrecht, Chief Photojournalist, Bridget Breen Dir. of News & Operations.
• Newscast – Daytime – Markets 141+ “Protient Fire” KTIV-TV, Bridget Breen, Director of News & Operations, Kim Wilson, Assistant Producer, Al Joens and Christy Batien, Anchor/Producer, Tia Heidebrect, Chief Photojournalist, Mike Flood and Brian Masters, Reporters.
• Newscast – Daytime – Markets 21-140 “CBS 2 This Morning: Blizzard Blast” KGAN-TV April Samp, News Director, Tim Seymour, Anchor/Executive Producer, Kristine Ward, Anchor, Cameron Libe, Producer, Brittney Hibbs and Kristian Leitzen, Reporters, Justin Roberts, Weatherman, Aaron Gerhardt, Director.
• Newscast – Evening – Markets 141+ “Little Sioux Scout Camp Tornado 1 Year Later” KTIV-TV Bridget Breen, Producer and Matt Breen, Anchor.
• Station Excellence – Markets 21-140 “KCRG Station Excellence” KCRG-TV, Ian Philbrick, Station Excellence and Julie Seebold, News Director.

Also I want to give a shout out to my former Wartburg College Communication Arts fellow major Jennifer Livingston for winning and Emmy for Editor – News – No Time Limit at WKBT-TV in Lacrosse. Jenn was the Editor & Reporter getting the award. Not sure if her brothers Ron or John have won an Emmy yet, so take that Hollywood.

And the Emmy goes to…

Several Iowa media outlets were nominated for an Emmy award this weekend.

Most of Iowa is included in the Upper Midwest region based in Minneapolis.

I’ll start with my friends here at Iowa Public Television and their nominees.

• Documentary – Historical Iowa’s Radio Homemakers: Up a Country Lane, IPTV (Deb Herbold, Producer, Rick Fuller, David Feingold, Brian Vandell)
• Public/Current/Community Affairs – Single Story/Feature/Segment, Honor Flight Carries Heroes From Rural America (Andrew Batt, Steve Carns)
• Public/Current/Community Affairs-Program/Special/Series The Iowa Journal, IPTV (Nancy Crowfoot, Nancy Heather Brown, Judy Blank and Paul Yeager)
• Community/Public Service (PSA) – Single Spot, By the Numbers: Fiscal Year End Appeal, IPTV (Theresa Knight)
• Editor – Program (Non-News), Brian Vandell, IPTV
• Writer – Program (Non-News), Debra Herbold, IPTV

The others are listed for the state of Iowa. This includes KGAN and KCRG in Cedar Rapids, KWWL in Waterloo and KCCI and WHO in Des Moines, plus KTIV in Sioux City. Communication Research Institute is based in Oskaloosa.

• Newscast – Daytime – Markets 21-140 CBS 2 This Morning KGAN-TV
• Newscast – Daytime – Markets 141+ Siouxland’s News Channel 4 KTIV-TV
• Newscast – Evening – Markets 21-140 CBS 2 News KGAN-TV
• Newscast – Evening – Markets 21-140 KWWL News At Five KWWL-TV
• Newscast – Evening – Markets 141+ Siouxland’s News Channel 4, KTIV
• Newscast – Weekend Markets 21-140 CBS 2 News, KGAN
• Newscast – Weekend – Markets 141+ 232 Memorial KTIV
• General Assignment Report – No Time Limit, Honor Flight, KCCI
• General Assignment Report – No Time Limit Left for Dead, KGAN
• Breaking News – River Rescue, KCCI
• Continuing Coverage – Within 24 Hours Ed Thomas, KCCI
• Feature/Human Interest – Series- Hope for Haiti, KCCI (Eric Hanson)
• Business/Consumer: Single Story/Feature/Segment- Sky High, KGAN
• Politics/Government: Single Story/Feature/Segment- Up in Smoke, KGAN
• Sports – Single Story/Feature/Segment- Jory’s Fight off the Field, KGAN
• Sports – Program Series (Outside of news)- Harrison Barnes: Eye of the Storm, KCCI
• Sports – One-Time Special Pigskin Preview- KIMT
• Weather – Weathercast Mark Schnackenberg- KWWL
• Weather – Continuing Coverage Severe Weather- Blizzard Coverage KCRG
• Weather – Continuing Coverage Severe Weather- Blizzard of ’09, KCCI
• Children (12 & Under) – Program/Special/Series KIDS SHOW (Episode #10)- Communication Research Institute
• Teen (13 and up) – Program/Special/Series Teen- Eyes on the Road, KCRG
• Health/Science/Environmental: Single Story/Feature/Segment- Princess Jenna, KCRG
• Historic/Cultural/Nostalgic – Single Story/Feature/Segment- Waterloo Cemetery, KCRG
• Military – Single Story/Feature/Segment, War Wounds- KCRG
• Military – Program/Special/Series, Life after War- WHO-TV
• Military – Program/Special/Series, Poisoned Patriots- KGAN
• Magazine-Program/Special/Series, 13 Cares- WHO
• Promotion: Sports-Single Spot, Football Friday- WHO
• Promotion: Sports-Single Spot, RVTV- WHO
• Station Excellence – Markets 21-140- KCRG
• Director – Newscast Megan Osborn- KCCI
• Editor – News – No Time Limit, Nick Moron- KGAN
• Promotion: News Promo – Campaign, Your Eastern Iowa Campaign- KWWL
• Writer – News, Megan Osborn- KCCI
• On-Camera Talent – Anchor – News, Tiffany O’Donnell- KGAN
• Photographer – News – No Time Limit- KCCI
• Photographer – Sports – Within 24 Hours (Single Camera Only)- Matt Nelson, KCRG
• Photographer – Sports – No Time Limit (Single Camera Only)- Matt Nelson, KCRG
• Community/Cable/Public Access – Newscast Edited- CRI Weekly News, Communication Research Institute

The full list is visible here.
The awards are handed out in September.

Shots of Templeton Rye and the Nada’s

Sounds like a pretty good Saturday night to you, right?

Now before you go calling Clark Kauffman on me, just remember, I was shooting video Saturday night at Templeton Rye‘s annual Rock & Rye event.

This is the third time the public could go on a tour of the whiskey maker in Templeton, Iowa, enjoy free samples, with a paid admission to the event, music, beverages and a concert by Iowa’s band, The Nada‘s. Templeton is in western Iowa off Highway 71 and 141 in Carroll County.

Warehouse of Templeton Rye barrels.

This shoot was part of the “Iowa’s Simple Pleasures.” The story on Templeton Rye will be in season two of the show on Iowa Public Television.

Saturday was a chance to get video of people taking the tour from Keith Kerkhoff and Scott Bush. I’ll take Dan, the host of the show, there later. We’ll have to schedule a trip to “The Still” for lunch. From what my co-worker Tiffany says, is THE place to eat in Templeton. I think that statement has double meaning.

This was a bittersweet day as Keith’s father, Meryl passed away earlier in the week. Meryl was the big connection to the history of Templeton Rye. His son, Keith, is now that link to guys like Scott, Kevin and Michael.

Jason Walsmith on stage Saturday in Templeton.

Jason Walsmith of the Nada’s has taken up the role of unofficial historian for Templeton Rye. He is listed as the creative director of TR. The band still wants to travel in the Templeton Rye bus to concerts across the country. But Meatloaf is in need of your help.

Templeton Rye is hard to describe in words, but it has reached folk status. Right now the product is only for sale in Illinois and Iowa.

Bottle labels ready for the next batch of TR.

The product is hard to get in Iowa, as demand has shot up dramatically. Aged whiskey takes time. The distillery has grown and keeps getting bigger.

TR is hard to find in Iowa right now, but that should change a bit this winter when the latest batch, started in 2006 is available for sale. Templeton Rye takes 4 years to age properly in the oak barrels.

Beginning in November and December, TR will make its way into bottles and to store shelves near you.

To show you how short supplied the product is, check out this graph from the TR blog. (Click on graph to get full size).

Jason Walsmith has been on The Iowa Journal before, so we chatted that up Saturday. He was taking pictures of the tours and I taking pictures for you to watch at home.

Late Saturday after I was traipsing around town for the perfect shot, I found out the Nada’s wanted to make a special announcement before performing their Templeton Rye song. Jason made the tribute on-stage to Meryl. We will see if we can post that video later.

Current label for Templeton Rye.

The concert was the main part of the Rock & Rye celebration. Did I mention they brought 2 tour buses from Des Moines for the event? Lots of interest in TR.

Another fun story to share. Look closely at your bottle of Templeton Rye. If you want to know who the guys behind the label are, just look at the label. That’s Keith on the right and the boys from the operation on the left. That shot is a re-enactment of the old label.

By the way, if you’re the farmer on the south side of town whose cornfield I was in Saturday trying to get that perfect shot of town, keep an eye out for an IPTV ID tag for Paul Yeager. Go ahead and send it back to Johnston and I’ll get you a prize back for your efforts.

June 13, 2008

The day June 13, 2008 has two meanings for this country.

Sen. Biden and Tim Russert on set of MTP.

For some, they just remember that’s the day Tim Russert collapsed inside an audio booth at NBC News. He was getting ready for that week’s Meet the Press program. His death marked the end of an era of journalism. He had a fair tenacity about his interviews and was always gracious with others.

His model of using the public record to ask his tough questions was one that all journalists need to remember and embrace. Russert would just simply go back to what his guest said and ask what happened between then and now. Why is their story different? What changed? What did you mean when you said that?

"Tom, it is simple. Florida, Florida, Florida." Tim Russert (Image from Time.com)

And who doesn’t remember “Florida, Florida, Florida?”

During the 2000 Presidential Election Night, he used a simple white board to explain what the election hung upon between Gov. George W. Bush and VP Al Gore. He was right as Florida was the key to the election of Bush.

I heard about the news of Russert’s death while driving back from Iowa’s biggest story in decades, the Great Flood of 2008.

Downtown Cedar Rapids, June 14, 2008 (Image from NYDailyNews.com)

John Torpy and I had headed to Cedar Rapids to see how bad the flooding really was. We were going to get some video of the parts of the city under water. Earlier that week we’d been in Mason City where flash flooding caused some problems for businesses along the creeks and the Winnebago River, including knocking out drinking water for days. John and Andrew Batt had been in Waterloo earlier in the week to see the conditions around the downtown.

But when we pulled onto I-380 to go north to Cedar Rapids we started to see water in places neither of us had seen it before. John worked at KGAN-TV for a while and I grew up just north of CR and had passed through town probably hundreds of times before. When we saw water on the south side of town, I quickly grabbed the second camera we had and started shooting out the window while still driving.

Traffic was already basically stopped on 380 as people were grabbing cell phone pics out their car at the First Avenue corner near the Linn County Jail. We stopped alongside the road and all we could see was water, covering May’s Island, home of City Hall and all through the downtown. The Iowa Journal looked at several of the flood stories not only in CR but the entire state from Charles City, Iowa City to Columbus Junction.

June 13 was not the high water mark, but that was the day a serious reality set in for everyone involved. Roads were closed, including 380 and I-80 for a short time, as the water was everywhere.

The story has been well covered by Iowa media, but somewhat forgotten by the national press. The disaster ranks as the 5th worst in our country’s history.

Cedar Rapids homes 2 years after the flood. (Image from IowaIndependent.com)

Neighborhoods that finally dried out are a shell of what they once were. Lynda Waddington of the Iowa Independent put together this look at Cedar Rapids 2 years after the flood. You’ll find a lot of mess remains behind.

I still to this day don’t believe everyone in Iowa knows how serious the flooding of Cedar Rapids was. It was the worst flooding in the City’s history.

Many in Central Iowa may remember 1993 without water, but the damage was more widespread in flooding along the Cedar River than anything we’ve dealt with before.

And hopefully don’t have to ever again.

But this morning’s rain makes me think about how we all have a part in the flood recovery. A lot of water ran through my yard, into the street, the gutter and into a creek that will eventually lead to problems for someone else. If we can all do our part to keep the water where it falls, we can all help prevent future floods.

We may see flooding, but not the extreme that we saw in 2008. That was one angle we talked about after the 2008 flood, what can be done, besides tearing out development in flood plains, to help prevent future floods?

These videos are a must watch.

Summer at IPTV

The view from behind home as IPTV was at Modern Woodman Park in Davenport in 2009.

Summer means road trips for Iowa Public Television.

Many of us hit the road for various projects.

There’s getting ready for the Iowa State Fair with some prep pieces (any ideas click here), Iowa’s Simple Pleasures and Saturday in the Park in Sioux City. Maybe more Lenka this year?

Dan Wardell brings the squid show to Ankeny.

Then there’s the real Iowa Traveller, (sorry Cary J) Dan Wardell. He gets to almost every library in Iowa during the summer months.

This week Dan goes to Council Bluffs, Hamburg, Essex, Lenox (home of O. Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa), Lamoni (if it doesn’t wash away because of all the rain they’ve had this month), Murray and Moulton.

So what will you see in Dan’s story this year?

Hypno-parrots. Trying to make a whale laugh. Bullfighting with a minotaur. These unique story elements are part of Dan Wardell’s original story for the fourth-annual Reading Road Trip! These and other fun topics will help Dan tell a story that encourages kids to turn off the TV and spend time playing outside and reading.

Follow Dan’s adventures by visiting http://www.iptv.org/dantastic. Check back often – you won’t want to miss a day!

I’ll let you know where I’ll be headed here. Last year there were Iowa Journal stories in the Midwest League, wineries and the Park Inn Hotel. Those stories were also for Simple Pleasures. BTW, if you have an idea for Iowa’s Simple Pleasures, drop me an email to IPTVPaul@gmail.com or post it below in the comments for all to see.

Honk or take a picture of IPTV when it shows up in your town. We’ll post the pic here.

Forgiveness Links

Season 3 of The Iowa Journal is in the books and on-the-air. Now, it is online. Forgiveness was our topic.

Here’s your links page.

The entire show lives here.

The show is in several parts.

The first part includes a set up piece with Joan Becker, Simon Estes and Mary Hayes Grieco. The features look at each of their stories of forgiveness and how it has influenced their lives. The story link is here.

I wrote a lot about their stories in this preview post.

Mark Becker

Joan Becker’s son, Mark shot and killed beloved Aplington-Parkersburg High School Football coach Ed Thomas. Here is an extended interview with Joan. It runs about 12 minutes.

This is her story in her own words as told to producer Nancy Heather Brown of Iowa Public Television.

Also in his own words is world-renowned opera singer Simon Estes. He’s travelled the world, performing on stages from Cape Town to Paris to New York City. But, a story early in his life shaped him in many ways. Here’s Simon’s full story of forgiveness. It involves the death of his father and racism.

Bestselling author Gail Sheehy recently spoke in Des Moines as part of the DMPL’s Avid series. She is talking about caring for your aging family members, mostly talking about caring for your parents. Click the word ‘here‘ for the story.

Again, here’s the link to the full show. Original air date was May 27, 2010. This is the link to watch the following people appear on The Iowa Journal: Simon Estes, Joan Becker, Pastor Brad Zinnecker, Mary Hayes Grieco, Sandy Hoenig, and Dr. Nathaniel G. Wade. Plus Gail Sheehy.

We took a picture after the show of the crew to mark the end of the season. I’ll write more about this group later, but here’s the picture of some of the people who were proud to bring you The Iowa Journal.

The Iowa Journal production crew, May 27, 2010.

Thank you.

IPTV This Week – May 28, 2010

Just because there’s a holiday on the horizon, doesn’t mean we shut the transmitter off here at IPTV. Plenty of good TV options if you need break from the sunny and 85 degree weather.

There are a few programs with the Memorial Day weekend theme.

Here’s the official release from IPTV:

Tonight at 6:30 The Iowa Journal examines why forgiveness is necessary and how to effectively practice it. You can also watch The Iowa Journal at 8:30 a.m. Saturday on IPTV WORLD, and online at http://www.iptv.org/iowajournal. (my preview post on show is here.)

At 7:30 tonight, watch a special one-hour edition of Iowa Press, featuring the three candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for United States Senate—Roxanne Conlin (D-Des Moines), Tom Fiegen (D-Clarence), and Bob Krause (D-Fairfield). The program can also be seen Saturday at 9 a.m. on IPTV WORLD, Sunday at 11:30 a.m. on IPTV, and online at http://www.iptv.org/iowapress.

Tonight, Market to Market will air at a special time of 8:30. This week the program examines a lawsuit settled by the EPA with environmental groups over large-scale livestock operations and a dramatic improvement in the outlook for U.S. agricultural trade. The program also follows members of the “Greatest Generation” as they take an Honor Flight to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. You can also watch Market to Market Saturday at 8 a.m. on IPTV WORLD, Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on IPTV, and online at http://www.iptv.org/mtom.

On Sunday at 5:30 p.m., tune in for Medal of Honor. This program profiles America’s greatest heroes, recipients of our country’s highest honor for military service.

National Memorial Day Concert will air live on Sunday at 7 p.m. The 21st annual broadcast will be hosted by Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna, two actors who have dedicated themselves to supporting America’s troops. The concert will be repeated Sunday at 8:30 p.m.

Visit military cemeteries around the world where American military men and women are buried during Hallowed Grounds on Monday at 9 p.m.

On Tuesday at 8 p.m. Depression: Out of the Shadows tells the dramatic stories of people of different ages and from diverse backgrounds who live with various forms of clinical depression.

Nebraska farmer Ben Kuroke became the first Japanese-American war hero and spoke out against racism. Learn more about his story Wednesday at 7 p.m. during Most Honorable Son.

Explore the largely untold history of African-American participation in America’s armed forces, from the earliest days of the Revolutionary War to the conflict in Afghanistan during For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots Wednesday at 8 p.m.