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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River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks with a variety of guests about the top news stories from this week in Iowa. -
River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and retired Master Sergeant Randy Rennison of the Iowa Army National Guard.
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This investigation could answer key questions surrounding the insurrection. But will facts matter to some politicians pushing false notions about what happened?
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Maria Berdecia was active duty military and serving in Masirah, Oman on Sept. 11, 2001. She shared her story as part of the River to River series Leaving Afghanistan.
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River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks with four Iowa journalists about the struggles to access public records and how city council meetings have changed during the pandemic.
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Dr. Melanie Wellington joined River to River to discuss the precautions the public ought to take and the remaining threat that COVID-19 poses in Iowa.
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Does a one-term representative stand a chance against one of the oldest members of Congress and one of the longest-serving senators in U.S. history?
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Ben Kieffer speaks to a former Navy aviation mechanic, Maria Berdecia, continuing a series of conversations with Iowa Veterans who've served in Afghanistan. Then a check-in with University of Iowa epidemiologist Dr. Melanie Wellington on the rise in cases of COVID-19.
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Low inventory, high demand, sky-high lumber prices — the pandemic has impacted the housing market in myriad ways.
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Republicans try to squash the vaccine hesitation members of the party stoked. But is this messaging too late?
