John Wanamaker
All Things Considered HostExpertise: Hosting, reporting and audio production
Education: Bachelors degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Favorite Iowa Destination: Dubuque
Experience:
- Covers issues surrounding unhoused Iowans, recovery efforts after severe weather outbreaks, and the associated increases in insurance premiums impacting Iowans for IPR
- Served over a decade as newscaster and host for Minnesota Public Radio, and has experience in reporting for both commercial and public radio stations in the northern Midwest, including six years at WCCO Radio
- Has covered national news events including the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, has interviewed former Mexican President Vicente Fox, and was one of the first journalists on the scene of the I-35W bridge collapse over the Mississippi River in Minnesota in 2007
My Latest Stories
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The Iowa Utilities Board approved Summit’s CO2 pipeline project and gave the company the right of eminent domain to build on property where landowners oppose it. -
State lawmakers could pause eminent domain proceedings under a bill that advanced Wednesday with bipartisan support in the Iowa House. The bill comes as the Iowa Utilities Board is set to decide if a carbon capture pipeline can cross the property of unwilling landowners. -
The CEO of Navigator CO2 Ventures announced Friday that the company will abandon the project, citing "unpredictable" regulatory and government processes, especially in Iowa and South Dakota.
