After back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Championship match-up, Lisa Bluder made the decision to step down as head coach. Mere hours after Bluder's shocking retirement announcement, Jan Jensen was revealed to be taking over as the P. Sue Beckwith Head Women’s Basketball Coach. On this Talk of Iowa, the pair sits down with host Charity Nebbe to share their coaching philosophies and role models.
Later, the University of Iowa Holiday Tubas tradition will celebrate 50 years of playing holiday tunes at the Pentacrest on the last day of classes. Nebbe speaks about this lasting tradition with tuba and euphonium professor John Manning and student Jimmy Pelini.
Guests:
- Lisa Bluder, former P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, University of Iowa
- Jan Jensen, P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Unversity of Iowa
- Jimmy Pelini, senior in music education at the University of Iowa, euphonium player
- John Manning, tuba and euphonium associate professor, associate director of instructional support and enrollment management, University of Iowa School of Music
Portions of this episode were originally produced on May 30, 2024.