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If there were only one channel I'd want to watch, if there were no other networks available, I would choose Iowa PBS. You show places I didn't know were accessible to the public. Thank you for all of your programs and thanks again for Lawrence Welk. You make my whole week happy at the end at 7 p.m. on Saturday night.
- Cheryl Christiansen, June 2024

I love partnering with Iowa PBS to support our students with STEAM activities, kits and ideas. Iowa PBS continues to pave a way for our rural Iowa districts to have opportunities that they otherwise wouldn't be able to afford.
- Beth Janssen, AGWSR Community School, October 2024

PBS, as well as PBS KIDS, has truly made a major impact in almost every and anyway both imaginable as well as beyond imaginable in my life… I want to give a special thank you to the entire crew, all past, present, and future for helping broadcast accurate messages to the proper crowd! Thank you PBS and PBS KIDS so very, VERY MUCH! Much love!
- Casey Tarr, November 2024

Whenever I have a bad day, I just turn on Iowa PBS and I'm happy again.
- Patricia Bade, October 2024

Yesterday our 4th graders toured the Iowa PBS studios! We learned there are many types of jobs and skills needed to make a TV studio operate. Computer programming, construction, electrician, filmmaking, editing, writing, speaking and teaching are all involved in the process. It was a very cool experience!
- Eagle Grove Elementary, May 2024

In a word, OUTSTANDING! The guys never seem to disappoint when playing live and the intimate setting created at PBS' Studio 3 LIVE in the Maytag Auditorium was the 'cherry on the top.' I strongly encourage folks to consider attending an upcoming Studio 3 LIVE show. You won't be disappointed!!
- George via Bandsintown review, July 2024

Thanks so much for broadcasting the Iowa (Yankee Doodle Pops) concert on Wednesday evening! It was an outstanding show! The orchestra and conductor should be praised! The Broadway soloist was superb! The Iowa show was much better than the national show you’re currently airing! If you ever rebroadcast the Iowa show, please inform your viewers! Thanks!
- John Steumenberg, July 2024

I love all the history related programs and have learned things about my state I did not learn in school!
- Joanne Dierks, March 2024

This film was fantastic. I have lived in Council Bluffs for over 40 years and love the history and buildings. Some I have toured, others I hadn’t. This documentary showed both. I live in a senior retirement center and have shared my enthusiasm of this film with many.
- Phillis Dittmer, regarding Historic Buildings of Iowa: Council Bluffs, November 2024

Went on a tour here through Urbandale Senior Center. Loved the tour and the guide. The guide was so knowledgeable about PBS. You could tell she loved her job. Take a tour if you have the opportunity.
- Denise William via Google Reviews, June 2024

Iowa PBS Education & PBS KIDS, the students were engaged and loved the STEM activities. Thank you for providing thought-provoking content. 🙌
- Misty Rambo, March 2024

Probably not surprising but @IowaPBS produces some high quality agricultural/tractor content. Highly recommend Tractor Wars. Photography and video footage is mesmerizing if you’re an old school tractor junkie like me.
- Benjamin Briggs, March 2024

You always have something worth watching. Keep up the good work.
- Vincent Murphy, February 2024

The PBS STEAM Bundles were an absolute blast with the K-5 STEM Programming students. The bundles provided several opportunities for hands-on learning and inquiry skill building that our students otherwise may not have had. The bundles also created a natural platform of teamwork and collaboration among students and staff throughout their opportunities of interaction with the various activities. The possibilities are endless.... I'm so appreciative of this opportunity.
- Beth Janssen, AGWSR Community School, 2024

I love all the history related programs and have learned things about my state I did not learn in school!
- Joanne Dierks, 2024

The kids (and some adults) really enjoyed getting to utilize the different STEAM activities we do not always have at the library. One family came in and the kids picked an activity they wanted to use. Grandpa really got into it and didn't want to leave until they had finished building their structure.
- Megan Harding, Griswold Public Library, 2024

Probably not surprising but @IowaPBS produces some high quality agricultural/tractor content. Highly recommend Tractor Wars. Photography and video footage is mesmerizing if you’re an old school tractor junkie like me.
- Benjamin Briggs, 2024

I just wanted to share with you my conversation with my six-year-old grandson tonight as we came home from school. I adored the excitement in his voice about PBS. He frequently talks about wild animals and tonight when I asked where he had learned about them he said Wild Kratts. His mother watched that show when she was younger! Anyway, I had to share with you my appreciation of the quality of your shows that excites my grandchild for wildlife around the world.
- Kathy Allen, 2024

The STEAM bundles are a huge hit at our library. The kids and adults play with all of the activities. There is so much to stimulate the senses. The kids are learning, even when they think they're just playing. ;)
- Lisa Formhals, Malvern Public Library, 2023

I watch Iowa PBS all of the time. Love the series they show. And have learned so much about history. I never learned anything from high school in my history class.
- Lauri Gee, 2023

I found this to be one of the most educational and fun activities for our kids. Our ages range from 2-12, and we had no trouble keeping them entertained while teaching coordination, colors, shapes, sizes. But to me, the most important thing was the older kids working with the younger kids and getting along. This is a great program!!!!
- Sherry Hopkins, Swaledale Public Library, 2023

The new Meredith Wilson program... was wonderful and an insightful new look at the broad ranging career of Meredith Willson and the impact he had on the world of music in America and abroad. I have watched past documentaries on this subject and thought I knew this story pretty well. But I was wrong... I could go on but you probably understand how I feel about the significance of Iowa PBS committing resources to present an updated version about Meredith Wilson. Thanks again for your research and preservation of this important piece of Iowa history.
- Bill Sherman, 2023

We were thrilled by the community's reception of the STEAM Trailer... Some families stayed for the entire two to three hour event. The littles played the entire time with boundless imagination. We're so grateful to Iowa PBS for this opportunity.
- B. Mueting, Council Bluffs Public Library, 2023