Ben Kieffer
Host: River to RiverBen Kieffer joined Iowa Public Radio in 2000 and is host of IPR’s daily noon talk show River to River, which he also helps produce.
Prior to joining IPR, Ben lived and worked in Europe for more than a decade. He reported firsthand the fall of the Berlin Wall and covered the Velvet Revolution in Prague. Ben has won numerous awards for his work over the course of more than 30 years in public media.
Ben has taught courses at the University of Iowa on interviewing and radio news. He's a native of Cedar Falls and a graduate of the University of Iowa.
Contact Ben at bkieffer@iowapublicradio.org.
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A major Republican-backed election bill passed through the Iowa Statehouse last week. -
A major Republican-backed election bill passed through the Iowa Statehouse last week.
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River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks to a variety of guests about top news stories from around Iowa.
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River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks to a variety of guests about top news stories from around Iowa.
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River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks with neuroscientist Dan Levitin about his latest book "Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives"
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River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks with political scientists Sara Mitchell and Chris Larimer about changes to election law moving quickly through the Iowa legislature as well as other political news.
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River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks with political scientists Sara Mitchell and Chris Larimer about changes to election law moving quickly through the Iowa legislature as well as other political news.
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River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks with the Chair of the Iowa Republican Party Jeff Kaufmann.
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River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks with Mark Emmert of the Des Moines Register and Derek Muller of the University of Iowa College of Law
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River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks with the Chair of the Iowa Republican Party Jeff Kaufmann.
