Dennis Reese
Dennis Reese was the mid-day host for Iowa Public Radio until his retirement in February 2022. He is also a producer for the talk shows Talk of Iowa and River to River. He is based in Iowa City. Dennis began his career in public radio at the University of Iowa’s WSUI in 1981 as its Program Director, after several stints as News Director at a number of commercial radio stations in Iowa and after working his way through college as a disc jockey in formats including Top 40, Easy Listening and country & western.
Dennis has a master’s degree in Communication Studies from the University of Iowa and a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Northern Iowa.
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