Jacqueline Halbloom

Jacqueline Halbloomis a producer and host of classical music on Iowa Public Radio. She showcases the performing arts from Iowa's cultural institutions on shows like At the Opera with IPR, Symphonies of Iowa, Performance Iowa, The Steinway Café, and The Iowa Arts Showcase. Before taking on producer and host duties, Jacqueline served on the Friends board of UNI’s Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. A true lover of music and public radio, Jacqueline tries to be a great advocate for the fine arts in Iowa.

She brings to her work a background both practical and theoretical: Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in Music Education, which she used as a teacher of orchestra students. As a player, she performed in the viola section of the Eugene Symphony, the Des Moines Symphony, and the Cedar Rapids Symphony (now known as Orchestra Iowa). She is adequately familiar with the numerous slanders against the viola versus the violin. (Why is a viola more useful than a violin? Being larger, it burns longer). Even after many bad jokes, Jacqueline remains positive about music and public radio’s ability to enrich the lives of all who listen. You can contact Jacqueline at jhalbloom@iowapublicradio.org.