Ames Historical Society
2014 Lecture Series
From the Battlefront to the Homefront: Iowa Broadcasters Go to War
Jeff Stein, author, historian and educator
The bravery of American
military members has been well documented,
often due to the unique reporting done by
Iowa-based broadcasters on the scene. This
presentation includes segments from a
documentary by the same name. It features
vintage broadcasts and interviews with the
journalists who covered conflicts from World
War II to the first Gulf War, a 50-year
span. Stein, an Iowa broadcast historian
and the documentary’s producer, will talk
about the challenges reporters faced doing
their jobs: relaying information to a waiting
audience and at times, reassuring them of the
safety of Iowans serving thousands of miles
away. Ames’ own Jack Shelley will be
prominently featured.
|
7:00 pm, Ames City Auditorium
520 6th St.
Open to the public
$3 free will donation requested at the door
See the full lecture series lineup here
