Rick Brewer
Rick came to Iowa Public Radio as a producer for Talk of Iowa and River to River in June 2019. He has worked at WFIU, community radio WFHB, WIUX's American Student Radio and created a couple of podcasts. His work has also been heard on PRX Remix, WAMC, and WFYI. Before his life in audio, he worked at archives and libraries.
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As this year marks 50 years since Title IX became law, we listen back to a conversation with one of the female student-athletes granted the opportunity to play in the 1970s because of this decision. -
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Smartphone technology gives parents the opportunity to keep track of their kids like never before, but what about when those kids become adults?
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Almost a year after President Herbert Hoover’s death, former Vice President Richard Nixon visits the library on what would be Hoover’s 91st birthday. Four years later, Nixon would be elected President of the United States.
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On the week of Memorial Day, listen back to River to River's conversations about veterans who heeded the call to serve the nation and didn't return.
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Gold … the stuff of pirate treasure, fairy tales and wedding rings. Also the focus of alchemy, the medieval forerunner of chemistry, in its quest to transform matter. But, even in modern times, gold's origins have been surrounded by mystery.
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Listen back to conversations on "suicide by cop" in Iowa and the relationship between physical activity and cognitive ability.
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The 31st U.S. President, Herbert Hoover, returns to his hometown of West Branch, Iowa on his 88th birthday for the dedication of his presidential library. During his speech, he cautions against allowing the spread of communism across the world.
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After witnessing the collapse of the two towers on Sept. 11, an Ottumwa native ran to ground zero and has been working to memorialize it since.
