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.

Forgiveness on our final Iowa Journal

We are getting ready for what will likely be the final Iowa Journal in its current weekly format. This will mark the end of season 3 of TIJ.

The show will be about forgiveness. Take that for what it means, but our show will look at the importance of forgiveness not just for our peace of mind, but also what it can do to our bodies. The show topic is something you’ll only see on public television. Here’s a earlier post about the show.

We will hear stories of forgiveness from Simon Estes involving the death of his father and how his mother told him he had to forgive the doctor. Also, Joan Becker, mother of Mark Becker will be featured on the show. Her story of forgiveness comes from those involving her son, Mark. Mrs. Becker saw our program on mental illness and said more people need to see that show to better understand the things she’s lived with for so many years.

Our studio discussion includes:

Dr. Nathaniel G. Wade, associate professor of psychology at Iowa State University who has studied the effects of forgiveness counseling since 2000;  Sandy Hoenig of Ames, a retired school counselor who has been a forgiveness workshop leader for more than 10 years and authored the book, “The Joy of Forgiveness;” and Mary Hayes Grieco, the director of The Midwest Institute of Forgiveness Training in Minneapolis. Grieco is an international forgiveness teacher and the author of books and CDs, including “The Peaceful Heart” and “Be A Light: Illumined Essays for Times Like These.”

We also will hear from Gail Sheehy as she talks about who is taking care of our parents and what can we do to make sure we are getting the best care for them.

See the Iowa Journal #331 at 8p Thursday on Iowa Public Television. The show will re-air Friday at 630p then live on http://www.IPTV.Org/IowaJournal forever and ever. Or, you can click here to see the show online.

Now, back to the background of the show.

The Iowa Journal is not going away and no one has lost their jobs. It is just our jobs are changing a bit, as is the show.

As of now, the Iowa Journal will return in the fall, but not on the weekly format you’ve come to know and love. Ok, maybe know of on occasion when The Office or Grey’s Anatomy were in reruns, or you’ve lost your remote.

Earlier this year, our regular, weekly show was part of IPTV’s answer to the state’s required 10% budget cuts.

We have life though, as a special series at IPTV. We will keep the Iowa Journal name and likely produce 5 topics over the year. How exactly they are presented to you may vary from topic to topic. But each topic may have multiple parts to it.

I could be making a lot of this up as I go, but we hope to know more by June or July. By then, I’ll be knee-deep in productions of Iowa’s Simple Pleasures and The Iowa State Fair.

Thank you to each and every one of you for reading this note, sending an email, helping set up an interview, coming to our Johnston studios and every thing in-between. We greatly appreciate it. Thank you for taking time to be a part of the first three seasons of The Iowa Journal. We hope for 3 more.

Curious about what we’ve done over those three years and what you may have missed? Here’s our complete rundown.

The World of Physical Education (#330)

Iowa Economic Round Table (#329)

Music Education – Is Iowa Losing It? (#328)

The Beer Industry of Iowa (#327)

Green Living in Iowa (#326)

Food, Inc. More on the Story: An Iowa Journal Special (#325)

Quality of Life in Iowa (#324)

Educational Innovation – Beyond Technology (#323)

Iowans Discuss Chronic Mental Illness (#322)

Iowa Refugee Services Ending (#321)

Iowa Floods of 2010? (#320)

Unemployment in Iowa (#319)

Proposals to Change Iowa’s Tax Credits (#318)

What’s Iowa’s Future (#317)

Iowa’s Natural Heritage (#316)

Crime Victims in Iowa (#315)

Iowa Wine Industry (#314)

Avoiding Holiday Debt (#313)

Chronic Health Concerns (#311)

Art in Public and Honor Flight (#310)

Iowa’s Tax Credits (#309)

Kathryn Koob (#308)

H1N1 Flu in Iowa (#307)

World Food Prize (#306)

Iowa’s Natural Heritage (#305)

The Pope In Iowa – 30 Years Ago (#304)

Health Care Reform, Khrushchev’s Iowa Legacy (#303)

Current Topics of Interest (#302)

New Role for Principals (#301)

Iowa’s Long-term Flood Recovery (#231)

Twitter and Other Social Media – Iowans Connect (#230)

DTV – Reception Questions Answered (#229)

Coping with Financial Difficulties (#228)

Autism in Iowa (#227)

Swine Flu Pandemic – Viewer Questions about H1N1 (#226)

Council Bluffs – An Emerging Economy? (#225)

Same Sex Marriage Ruling – The Iowa Constitution and Civil Rights History (#224)

Culture in Iowa (#223)

Iowa’s Economy – After the Stimulus Package (#222)

Safety in Iowa Hospitals (#221)

Iowa’s Sustainable Colleges (#220)

Affordable Higher Education & Apprenticeships in Iowa (#219)

Who will report – when the reporters are gone? (#218)

Arts Crossroads – Growing the Arts (#217)

Iowa and the Economic Stimulus Package (#216)

Wetlands as Flood Control (#215)

World Class Schools (#214)

Iowa Government Efficiencies (#213)

Financial Literacy in 2009 (#212)

Public Service – A Boon for Iowa? (#211)

Iowa 2008 in Review (#210)

Economic Overview (#209)

Iowa Floods of 2008 – Looking Back (#208)

Iowans by Choice – One of the best states in the U.S.? (#207)

The Politics of Ethanol (#206)

Your DTV Transition Questions – Call-In (#205)

Iowa Angles on U.S. Economic Crisis (#204)

Iowa District 1 – Congressional District Profile (#203)

World Food Prize (#202)

Iowa District 4 – Congressional District Profile (#201)

Iowa District 2 – Congressional District Profile (#178)

Iowa District 3 – Congressional District Profile (#177)

Racing in Iowa (#176)

Iowa Flood and Disaster Recovery – A Live Call-In (#175)

Iowa District 5 – Congressional District Profile (#174)

Water Management – Flood Prevention (#173)

Gambling in Iowa – Davenport’s View (#172)

Olympic Iowans (#171)

Iowa Stuff – What to do about Trash (#170)

Iowa and the state of Labor Unions (#169)

General Aviation (#168)

Iowa Rivers – 72 Thousand Miles of Recreation (#167)

Flood of 2008: Impact on Children (#166)

Iowa Journal Disaster Resources Call-In (#165)

The Floods of ’08 – Iowa Water’s Rising (#164)

Workable Options for Immigrant Workers in Iowa (#163)

Aftermath of Parkersburg Tornado (#162)

Iowans Remember the Korean War (#161)

Food for Ethanol – Causing Starvation? (#160)

Dealing with $4 Gasoline (#159)

Sewage in Iowa’s Water (#158)

Iowa’s Film Industry (#157)

Iowa 2010 – Did we meet the challenge? (#156)

Green Interiors in Iowa (#155)

Legal Addictions (#154)

Wind Energy in Iowa (#153)

King Corn – A Controversial Movie in Iowa? (#152)

Juvenile Justice in Iowa (#151)

Green Construction in Iowa (#150)

Rural Foundations – Iowa Small Towns (#149)

Iowa’s Music Industry (#148)

Donald Kaul – Columnist Interviewed (#147)

When Parents Age – Caring for Iowa Parents (#146)

Rehabbing Old Iowa Malls (#145)

5 Years of War – The Iowa Angle on Iraq (#144)

The Role of Community Colleges in Iowa (#143)

Juvenile Justice in Iowa (#142)

Iowa’s Infrastructures – ICN, Trains, and Other Ways We Connect (#141)

Iowa’s Music Industry (#140)

Biotech Industries in Iowa (#139)

Gambling in Iowa (#138)

Author – Columnist Leonard Pitts (#137)

The Influence of Lobbyists in Iowa (#136)

The Role of Community College in Iowa (#135)

Multitasking (#134)

The Quantity and Quality of Iowa’s Water (#133)

Roads and Bridges (#132)

Disproportionate Minorities in Iowa Prisons (#131)

The Iowa Prison System (#130)

Student Debt (#129)

Legislative Preview (#128)

Walkable Communities and Fitness (#127)

The Caucuses are Upon Us (#126)

Caucus Primer (#124)

Economics of College Sports (#122)

Immigration Issues (#121)

2008 Campaign Debates (#120)

Holiday Credit (#119)

African Americans In Iowa (#118)

Mortgage Crises (#117)

Mental Health (#115)

Adult Illiteracy (#113)

The Real Cost of the War (#112)

Iowa Workforce (#111)

Undecided Voters (#110)

The Iowa Film Industry (#109)

Iowa Deer Collisions (#108)

Alternative Energy: Ethanol (#107)

Climate Change (#106)

Former Iowa Governors Terry Branstad and Tom Vilsack (#105)

The World Food Prize (#104)

Festivals, Fairs & Fun (#103)

Local Food Movement (#102)

Entrepreneurial Education (#101)

Special Coverage of President Obama’s Ottumwa Town Hall Meeting (#2)

The President on Health Care: An Iowa Journal Special (#1)

If you want to watch of these programs, click here.

Media Reports: UNI to hire Doug Schwab as wrestling coach

KWWL-TV in Waterloo is reporting Monday night that Doug Schwab will be the University of Northern Iowa’s next wrestling coach. He’ll replace Brad Penrith.

From KWWL.com:

CEDAR FALLS (KWWL) — Sources have confirmed to KWWL that former Iowa national champion Doug Schwab will be named the next head wrestling coach at UNI. A press conference has been scheduled for noon on Thursday to make the formal introduction.

Schwab, a former Olympian, has been an assistant for the Hawkeyes the past 4 seasons. During that time, Iowa won 3 national and 3 Big Ten championships.

As a collegiate competitor, Schwab was a 3 time All-American from 1998-2001. The Osage native won a national title at 141 pounds in 1999.

Schwab will replace Brad Penrith, who was dismissed as the Panthers’ head man in early April.

Here’s the link story done by the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.
Schwab has been on Iowa Public Television as many times as I have. Through his various appearances on our College Wrestling programs, he’s also been featured in our Olympic Iowans series produced by Judy Blank.

Here’s the link to our Iowa Journal story on the Olympic hopeful, wrestler Doug Schwab, then an assistant coach at the University of Iowa. He’s originally from Osage.

That show also featured Shawn Johnson. I think you’ve heard of her. She’s the olympic gold medal winning gymnast, Dancing with the Stars champion and now training to compete in the olympics and represent West Des Moines.

And also Lolo Jones was featured on this Iowa Journal. The track star is making another run at the olympics from her humble beginnings.

The discussion for this program brought in former Olympians Dan Gable and Natasha Kaiser-Brown and Dan Gable to give commentary.
You can watch the entire program here.

Beer, Obama, Republicans and Neil Harl this weekend on IPTV

A big few days ahead for Iowa Public Television. It starts with a replay of our Beer Industry show on Friday night at 630p. But also includes the republican candidates for governor debating at the Iowa Broadcast News Association’s annual convention in Cedar Rapids.

Iowa Journal host Paul Yeager, left, talks with, from left, Iowa Brewers Guild president Dave Coy, Sioux City Journal beer writer Tim Hynds and John

First off, here’s the background on our TIJ beer show. The feature is already posted which includes a visit to Olde Main in Ames and Beer Crazy in Urbandale. The discussion will post later is posted now and lives here.

Thanks to our guests of Dave Coy, Doug Alberhasky and Tim Hynds. Tim made the farthest trip from Sioux City, but he also turned out a blog post about the show you can find here. That is where we stole the picture from as well. Thanks Sioux City Journal!

The IBNA debate will air live at 330p on IPTV World or our .3 channel. Then it will air again in primetime on our main service at 8p. The event will also stream on our website of http://www.iptv.org. I will be a panelist for the debate with Todd Dorman of the Gazette of Cedar Rapids and Jeneane Beck of Iowa Public Radio. Bob Fisher of KGLO/KRIB Mason City is the moderator.

Here’s the official rundown of programs on IPTV this weekend as written by the IPTV press shop.

Tonight at 6:30 The Iowa Journal looks at how consumer demand for more varieties of beer in Iowa has affected local breweries and even state laws. You can also watch The Iowa Journal at 8:30 a.m. Saturday on IPTV WORLD, and online at http://www.iptv.org/iowajournal.

At 7:30 tonight, watch Iowa Press as the statehouse reporters discuss the rural economy with economist Neil Harl. 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.

Market to Market focuses on the rural economy tonight with coverage of President Obama’s “White House to Main Street” tour of the Midwest at 8 p.m. This episode covers President Obama’s town-hall meeting in Ottumwa, the President’s visit to Fort Madison, and his stop in Macon, Missouri. You can also watch Market to Market Saturday at 8 a.m. on IPTV WORLD, Sunday at noon on IPTV, and online at http://www.iptv.org/mtom.

Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on IPTV WORLD, watch live coverage of a debate among candidates for the GOP nomination for governor. The debate, sponsored by the Iowa Broadcast News Association, will also be streamed online live at http://www.iptv.org/live. You can also see the debate in its entirety at 8 p.m. on IPTV.

A crime wave has swept across England after V-E day and Foyle stumbles upon an international cover-up in Masterpiece Mystery! Foyle’s War, Series VI: The Russian House Sunday at 8 p.m.

Monday – Thursday of next week at 6:30 p.m., tune in for the 2010 Iowa Jazz Championships.

Also on Monday, Roads to Memphis: American Experience (8 p.m.) tells the disparate yet entwined stories of James Earl Ray and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., against the backdrop of the turbulent forces that led these two men to their violent and tragic collision.

On Tuesday at 7 p.m., NOVA: Mt. St. Helens Back from the Dead documents the dramatic return of plant and animal life to the disaster zone’s barren landscape. (Rebroadcast Thursday at 7 p.m. on IPTV WORLD)

Wednesday at 8 p.m., Live from Lincoln Center: Perlman, Ax, and Ma @ The Penthouse features masters of the concert stage – Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emanuel Ax – playing Mendelssohn and more.

Thursday at 8 p.m. on IPTV WORLD, award-winning scientist and author (and ISU professor) Sean Carroll talks about his latest book, Remarkable Creatures, which was a finalist for the 2009 National Book Award, on Intelligent Talk Television: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origin of Species. You can see this and other Intelligent Talk Television episodes at http://www.iptv.org/intelligenttalktv.

IPTV This Weekend April 24, 2010

A candidate for Governor, Farm bill priorities, and piano performers are the highlights the next few days on Iowa Public Television.

Also, if you’re looking for the Iowa Journal videos from our Food, Inc. discussion, you can click here.

Here’s the official release:

Tonight at 6:30 The Iowa Journal looks at unique and innovative ways Iowans are trying to work, live, and play in ways that are more environmentally friendly.

At 7:30 tonight, watch Iowa Press as the statehouse reporters interview Bob Vander Plaats (R-Sioux City), a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor.

Then tonight at 8, Market to Market reports on how strong export numbers are supporting a rally in grain and oilseed markets; Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack outlines his priorities for the next Farm Bill; and an outspoken author squares off with a Missouri farmer on the merits of production agriculture.

On Sunday at 9:30 p.m., tune in for Studio III Presents: The Two Davids. This program features David Liljedahl and David T. Piersel on the piano.

2010 Terrace Hill Piano Competition will air on Monday at 8 p.m. This performance features the three finalists in the annual high school music competition.

On Monday at 9 p.m., My Lai: American Experience examines one of the darkest chapters of the Vietnam War—the 1968 My Lai massacre, its cover-up and the soldiers who broke rank to halt the atrocities.

In the aftermath of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, NOVA presents Mind Over Money—an entertaining and penetrating exploration of why mainstream economists failed to predict the crash of 2008 and why we so often make irrational financial decisions. It airs Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Parents and activists are using social media to take on public health scientists’ view of vaccines. Learn more Tuesday at 9 p.m. during Frontline: The Vaccine War.

Many Green Themes on IPTV this week

We’ve got a lot of thought provoking stuff coming up this week on Iowa Public Television. Much of it is themed around Earth Day. Wednesday brings a look at Food, Inc., with a panel discussion to follow. It will have the Iowa Journal name and be hosted by Mark Pearson of Market to Market fame. Hopefully we won’t get any questions about the Market to Market theme song. We get about 2 a month. For the record, the song is “Buy for Me the Rain” by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

The Iowa Journal is still working on a show about beer which includes a story about Olde Main in Ames. Also music education and the economy are coming soon.

Here’s the office information from the IPTV press shop.

Tonight at 6:30 The Iowa Journal looks at several characteristics that contribute to the state’s quality of life—some of the core values that makes Iowa a great place to live. (this includes a look at Daytrotter, the Midwest League, Columbus Junction and public art, which includes a look at the Des Moines Sculpture Park.)

At 7:30 tonight, watch Iowa Press as the statehouse reporters interview State Rep. Rod Roberts, a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor.

Then tonight at 8, Market to Market profiles the Obama administration’s plans to enforce antitrust laws in the biotech arena, and looks back at Khrushchev’s visit to an All-American farm.

On Sunday at 3 p.m., The Truth About Cancer chronicles the lives of patients, doctors and researchers who are united in the hope for a cancer cure.

Large-scale die-offs of frogs around the world have prompted scientists to take desperate measures to try to save whatever populations they can. Learn more Sunday at 7 p.m. during Nature: Frogs: The Thin Green Line.
Earth Days: American Experience traces the origins of the modern environmental movement through the eyes of nine Americans who propelled the movement from its beginnings in the 1950s. Tune in to watch Monday at 8 p.m.

On Tuesday at 7 p.m., with help from eco-celebrities like Ed Begley, Jr. and Bill Nye “The Science Guy,” NOVA: The Big Energy Gamble examines California’s aggressive pursuit of a sustainable energy future.

On Wednesday, tune in at 8 p.m. for POV: Food, Inc. This documentary examines the American agricultural system, and the impacts of increased production and lower costs. And stay tuned immediately following the show for More on the Story: The Iowa Journal Special Edition for additional perspective on some of the issues raised in Food, Inc. This special program will feature Craig Lang, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, and Neil Hamilton, director of the Agricultural Law Center at Drake University. Market to Market host Mark Pearson will moderate the discussion.

Iowa’s Big Issues

What is in our row ahead for the Corn State? What impacts us all?

What issues cover and impact all Iowans?
What five things do we all care about, or need to care about?

We’re looking for the big 5 as a potential show idea.

Education? Even if we’re done in school, how the next generation learns is key to our future.
Ethanol? You may not live on a farm, but your fuel additive takes land fencerow to fencerow, water and food. Sounds like a big deal.

Alternative health care?
Politics?

John Carver suggests economy, lack of leadership, change, future of Iowa.

What are your ideas? Send them to IowaJournal@IPTV.org or post below.

IPTV’s look at Innovations in Education

Virtual Welding at Sigourney High School. Shot take from IPTV.org/IowaJournal for April, 1, 2010 program.

Iowa’s education system was long known for being the best in the country.

Now, not as much as test scores are dropping in some spots while other rates, like dropouts are on the rise.

Here’s a post about the show I wrote Wednesday. It has full background on tonight. Or, just the press release version can be found here.

Now to the links TIJ #323 Innovation in Education.

Judy Jeffrey, Director, Iowa Department of Education, Paul Yeager and John Carver, Superintendent, Van Meter Schools at The Iowa Journal show taping March 30, 2010.

You can view the entire show here. If you do this before 8p Thursday, you can be cooler than your friends. That includes a feature on Van Meter, Sigourney and their innovative ideas. Plus it includes discussion with Judy Jeffrey, Director of the Iowa Department of Education and John Carver, Superintendent with Van Meter schools.  Our discussion was recorded in the Iowa Journal studios at Iowa Public Television on March 30. The original show’s air date is Thursday, April 1 at 8p and Friday, April 2 at 630p.

I’ve had some great discussions with people around the show. I am compiling a comment page. If you’ve got comments about the show, send those to IowaJournal@IPTV.org and we’ll get those included. You can also include your thoughts in the comments below.

Here’s the breakout of the pieces of the show.

Just the video story on Sigourney and Van Meter is here.

The entire discussion with Jeffrey and Carver can be found by clicking here.

Sailing Around The America's with David Thoreson. Shot from IPTV.org/IowaJournal

We also got to set sail Around The America’s with West Okoboji’s David Thoreson. We ran one feature here in the TIJ program and also a web exclusive, continued discussion with David. The show’s feature is here. The on-line only piece is found here.

That’s a lot of links, but fun viewing for the whole family. Plus, clean fun, except when the pigs got loose in the studio. You’ll have to watch the entire show to see that happen.

There will be a show about the role music education plays in our education. Look for more details on the show back here at Public Paul and Media. See, I had to do one more link just for fun.

Presidential Healthcare Reform on the next Iowa Journal

Senator Harkin looks on as President Obama signs the Healthcare Reform Act into law. AP Photo

President Barack Obama’s visit to Iowa City is causing a little change in plans for this week’s show.

We will get to education innovation next week. This week, we’ll be carrying the President’s 1p speech live on our IPTV World channel. That is .3 over the air. Then we’ll be holding a panel discussion on the health care reform and what exactly this means for Iowa. That will all take place Thursday night on Iowa Public Television on The Iowa Journal time slot.

Details are still in the works, but plan to watch the speech live at 1 and an encore of the speech at 730p prior to our panel discussion around 830 Thursday night.

The President will make his remarks the Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Iowa.

Who should we have on our panel?

What will this new healthcare plan mean for Iowa?

Join us please on Thursday for “President on Health Care: An Iowa Journal Special”.

Wanted: Your Innovative Education Ideas

The Iowa Journal is working on a program about innovation in education.
What exactly does this mean?

That’s what I’m asking you.

Give me your school’s innovation in 100 words or less. Leave the response in the comments section below. Sorry, Iowa schools only.

What does innovations in education look like?

What new and different things are you doing at your school that is working in getting you to learn more, teach better, reach higher and improve yourself or your school? Is it all on technology? Does your innovation go beyond a new computer but real self-created content?

If you want to bring some life to it, make a 60 seconds or less video. You can post that to our Iowa Journal Flickr page. Your video will get cut at :60.

If you want to just talk to your webcam, great. If you want produce a video telling us what innovations you’re doing at your school, show us.

We may use some of the entries in our story about innovation and would love to show as many Iowa innovations that are out there. That feature runs March 25th on Iowa Public Television at 8p. Entry deadline is March 21 at 6p CDT.

The videos will be on our Iowa Journal Flickr Page.

We’ll also post the comments on our Iowa Journal home page on IPTV.org.

Show us your innovations and we’ll show the rest of the state on The Iowa Journal on March 25th at 8p.