IRIS Program Schedule for October 10-15, 2011

Highlights of the IRIS Program Schedule for October 10-15, 2011

Hello IRIS listeners! This is Jim Boyd at IRIS, bringing you the highlights of this week's programming on IRIS.

Coming up Monday through Saturday, 9 p.m.: Barb Martin will be reading from CityView, the Des Moines alternative weekly newspaper.

On Wednesday, October 12 at 12 p.m.: "Midweek Shopping Cart" with Deb Headington. Repeated 9 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Thursday. Catch all the weekly grocery ads and department store specials!

Thursday, October 13 , 9 p.m.: Old Radio Shows, this week, join Old Nancy, witch of Salem, and Satan, her wise black cat, in a gothic horror written and produced by Alonzo Dean Cole.

Also, remember that you can hear The Des Moines Register every day at 9 a.m., and many other programs on IRIS: the Iowa Radio Reading Information Service!

IRIS Program Schedule for the week of Oct. 3-8, 2011

Highlights of the IRIS Program Schedule for October 3-8, 2011

Hello IRIS listeners! This is Jim Boyd at IRIS, bringing you the highlights of this week's programming on IRIS.

Coming up Monday through Saturday, 9 p.m.: Anthony Pisut is back to read another set of installments from the book, "Iowa: Spaces, Places, and Faces".

On Wednesday, October 5 at 12 p.m.: "Midweek Shopping Cart" with Marlys Van Hauen. Repeated 9 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Thursday. Catch all the weekly grocery ads and department store specials!

Thursday, October 6 , 9 p.m.: Old Radio Shows, this week featuring an episode of The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe, with the episode, 'The Panama Hat'. A tempting weekend in Malibu, combined with a henchman, a redhead, and a corpse face our hero Phillip Marlowe in this episode! You'll also hear an episode of "Have Gun, Will Travel".

Also, remember that you can hear The Des Moines Register every day at 9 a.m., and many other programs on IRIS: the Iowa Radio Reading Information Service!

IRIS Program Schedule for Sept. 26-30, 2011

Highlights of the IRIS Program Schedule for September 26-30, 2011

Hello IRIS listeners! This is Jim Boyd at IRIS, bringing you the highlights of this week's programming on IRIS.

Coming up Monday through Saturday, 9 p.m.: Jim Giles will be here to read the "Iowa Source", an alternative monthly magazine from Fairfield.

On Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 12 p.m.: "Midweek Shopping Cart" with Deb Headington. Repeated 9 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Thursday. Catch all the weekly grocery ads and department store specials!

Thursday, Sept. 29 , 9 p.m.: Old Radio Shows, this week featuring the Lux Radio Theatre Presentation of "Mad About Music"-in this story, the daughter of a movie star attending boarding school in Switzerland adopts a new father at first sight.

Also, remember that you can hear The Des Moines Register every day at 9 a.m., and many other programs on IRIS: the Iowa Radio Reading Information Service!

IRIS Program Schedule for Sept. 19-24, 2011

Highlights of the IRIS Program Schedule for September 19-24, 2011

Hello IRIS listeners! This is Jim Boyd, weekend guy at IRIS, bringing you the highlights of this week's programming on IRIS.

Coming up Monday through Saturday, 9 p.m.: Julie Gold will be reading from "50 Something", a monthly lifestyle magazine from the Des Moines Register.

On Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 12 p.m.: "Midweek Shopping Cart" with Marlys Van Hauen. Repeated 9 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Thursday. Catch all the weekly grocery ads and department store specials!

Thursday, Sept. 22, 9 p.m.: Old Radio Shows, this week featuring the Lone Ranger, the masked rider, with his faithful companion Tonto and horse Silver! Listen in as they lead the fight for law and order in the West! Also, another episode of "Have Gun, Will Travel".

Also, remember that you can hear The Des Moines Register every day at 9 a.m., and many other programs on IRIS: the Iowa Radio Reading Information Service!

IRIS Program Schedule Sept. 12-17, 2011

Highlights of the IRIS Program Schedule for September 12-17, 2011

Hello IRIS listeners! This is Jim Boyd, weekend guy at IRIS, bringing you the highlights of this week's programming on IRIS.

Coming up Monday through Saturday, 9 p.m.: Ron Nielsen will be reading the Iowan Magazine, a bimonthly publication celebrating the people and communities, history and traditions, and ideas and events that make up our captivating state.

On Wednesday, August 10 at 12 p.m.: "Midweek Shopping Cart" with Deb Headington. Repeated 9 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Thursday. Catch all the weekly grocery ads and department store specials!

Thursday, August 18, 9 p.m.: Old Radio Shows, this week featuring an episode of Father Knows Best, starring Robert Young as Father...your half-hour visit with the Andersons!

Also, remember that you can hear The Des Moines Register every day at 9 a.m., and many other programs on IRIS: the Iowa Radio Reading Information Service!

IRIS Program Schedule Sept. 5-10, 2011

Highlights of the IRIS Program Schedule for September 5-10, 2011

Happy Labor Day weekend, IRIS listeners! This is Jim Boyd, weekend dude at IRIS, bringing you the highlights of this week's programming on IRIS.

Coming up Monday through Saturday, 9 p.m.: Anthony Pisut is back with the newest installments of the book, "Iowa: Spaces, Places, and Faces".

On Wednesday, August 10 at 12 p.m.: "Midweek Shopping Cart" with Marlys Van Hauen. Repeated 9 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Thursday. Catch all the weekly grocery ads and department store specials!

Thursday, August 18, 9 p.m.: Old Radio Shows, this week featuring another Lux Radio Theatre production: "The Third Man", a murder mystery set in post-war Europe, a world of spies, intrigue, and black markets...

Also, remember that you can hear The Des Moines Register every day at 9 a.m., and many other programs on IRIS: the Iowa Radio Reading Information Service!

Highlights of the IRIS Program Schedule for August 28-September 3, 2011

Highlights of the IRIS Program Schedule for August 29-September 3, 2011

Hello, IRIS fans! This is Jim Boyd, weekend guy at IRIS, bringing you the highlights of this week's programming on IRIS.

Coming up Monday through Saturday, 9 p.m.: Rick Stageman brings you "Iowa Outdoors", a bi-monthly magazine from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, featuring news and articles about the best Iowa has to offer.

On Wednesday, August 10 at 12 p.m.: "Midweek Shopping Cart" with Deb Headington. Repeated 9 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Thursday. Catch all the weekly grocery ads and department store specials!

Thursday, August 18, 9 p.m.: Old Radio Shows, featuring the Lux Radio Theatre presentation of "Dulcy"-starring Zazu Pitts as a well-meaning young wife who tries to aid her husband's business career and winds up getting herself into a series of hilarious tragedies.

Also, remember that you can hear The Des Moines Register every day at 9 a.m., and many other programs on IRIS: the Iowa Radio Reading Information Service!

Ice Cream Social is almost here!

Reminder!!!
The 2011 IRIS Ice Cream Social is coming up THIS Thursday, August 25th at 3.30pm at AIB College of Business in Des Moines. The event is being held in the Diner.

Join us for an afternoon with readers, listeners, staff and friend of IRIS while enjoying homemade treats and ice cream!

If you'd like more information, please give us a call at 515-243-6833 or toll-free at 1-877-404-4747.

We hope to see you there!
IRIS

Highlights of the IRIS Program Schedule for August 22-August 27, 2011

Hello, IRIS fans! This is Sasha Fuerstenberg, Administrative Assistant here at IRIS, bringing you the highlights of this week's programming on IRIS.

Coming up Monday through Saturday, 9 p.m.: volunteer reader Jim Giles reads from the "Iowa Source", an alternative monthly newspaper from Fairfield.

On Wednesday, August 10 at 12 p.m.: "Midweek Shopping Cart" with Marlys Van Hauen. Repeated 9 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Thursday. Catch all the weekly grocery ads and department store specials!

Thursday, August 18, 9 p.m.: Old Radio Shows, this week you'll hear your favorite western stories told by Gunsmoke, the Lone Ranger, and Have Gun, Will Travel.

Also, remember that you can hear The Des Moines Register every day at 9 a.m., and many other programs on IRIS: the Iowa Radio Reading Information Service!

IRIS Program Schedule August 15-August 20, 2011

Highlights of the IRIS Program Schedule for August 15-August 20, 2011

Hello, IRIS fans! This is Jim Boyd, weekend guy at IRIS, bringing you the highlights of this week's programming on IRIS.

Coming up Monday through Saturday, 9 p.m.: volunteer reader Julie Gold reads from "50 Something", the monthly lifestyles publication from the Des Moines Register.

On Wednesday, August 10 at 12 p.m.: "Midweek Shopping Cart" with Deb Headington. Repeated 9 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Thursday. Catch all the weekly grocery ads and department store specials!

Thursday, August 18, 9 p.m.: Old Radio Shows, this time featuring an episode of Roger Kilgore, Public Defender. Also we'll be presenting an episode of Crime Classics featuring the story, "The Death of a Baltimore Birdy".

Also, remember that you can hear The Des Moines Register every day at 9 a.m., and many other programs on IRIS: the Iowa Radio Reading Information Service!

IRIS Program Schedule for August 8-August 13, 2011

Highlights of the IRIS Program Schedule for August 8-August 13, 2011

Hello, IRIS fans! This is Jim Boyd, weekend guy at IRIS, bringing you the highlights of this week's programming on IRIS.

Coming up Monday through Saturday, 9 p.m.: Anthony Pisut is back reading more of the book, "Iowa: Spaces, Places, and Faces".

On Wednesday, August 10 at 12 p.m.: "Midweek Shopping Cart" with Marlys Van Hauen. Repeated 9 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 28. Catch all the weekly grocery ads and department store specials!

Thursday, August 11, 9 p.m.: Old Radio Shows, featuring the Lux Radio Theatre presentation of The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale, a young girl swept away from Kansas to a magical land in a tornado. Listen in as she embarks on a quest to find the Wizard of Oz, who can help her return home.

Also, remember that you can hear The Des Moines Register every day at 9 a.m., and many other programs on IRIS: the Iowa Radio Reading Information Service!

IRIS Program Schedule August 1-August 5, 2011

Highlights of the IRIS Program Schedule for August 1-August 5, 2011

Hello, IRIS fans! This is Jim Boyd, weekend guy at IRIS, bringing you the highlights of this week's programming on IRIS.

Coming up Monday through Saturday, 9 p.m.: Ron Nielsen reads from The Iowan Magazine, a bi-monthly publication celebrating the people and communities, history and traditions, and the ideas and events that make up our captivating state.

On Wednesday, July 27 at 12 p.m.: "Midweek Shopping Cart" with Marlys Van Hauen. Repeated 9 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 28. Catch all the weekly grocery ads and department store specials!

Thursday, July 28, 9 p.m.: Old Radio Shows, featuring comedy stories told by Phil Harris and Alice Fay, Maisie, and Father Knows Best.

Also, remember that you can hear The Des Moines Register every day at 9 a.m., and many other programs on IRIS: the Iowa Radio Reading Information Service!

Highlights of IRIS Program Schedule, July 25-30, 2011

Hello, folks! This is Jim Boyd, weekend guy at IRIS, bringing you the highlights of this week's programming on IRIS.

Coming up Monday through Saturday, 9 p.m.: Readings from the book, "RAGBRAI: Everyone Pronounces it Wrong", by John and Ann Karras, read by Anthony Pisut.

On Wednesday, July 27 at 12 p.m.: "Midweek Shopping Cart" with Marlys Van Hauen. Repeated 9 p.m. Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 28.

Thursday, July 28, 9 p.m.: Old Radio Shows, featuring stories of Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, and Have Gun, Will Travel.

Also, remember that you can hear The Des Moines Register every day at 9 a.m., and many other programs on IRIS: the Iowa Radio Reading Information Service!

IRIS Receives $10,000 Prairie Meadows Grant

IRIS was recently awarded $10,000 as a recipient of Prairie Meadows Community Betterment Grant Program. IRIS is thrilled to be one of 192 organizations to receive financial support.

IPTV Partnership and Digital Radios

As of February 4th, 2011, IRIS has officially gone digital. Executive Director Maryfrances Evans announced the news last week. This news came alongside word of the new partnership of IRIS and Iowa Public Television. This collaboration has been in the works since January 1st. News crews diligently covered this event.

Previously, IRIS news was delivered using an analog FM signal. This signal, unfortunately, left many listeners with patches of inaudible sound throughout their favorite shows. The new digital radios allow for listeners to enjoy their new digital signal that will be uninterrupted and available statewide. The signal will be transferred and available via Iowa Public TV and our digital radios. Iowa is one of the first states to accomplish this feat statewide.

IRIS is a small, nonprofit organization that relies on volunteers to read newspapers and other publications as printed to the blind and print handicapped. This signal streams 24/7 and contains a variety of programs. Radios that IRIS provides, free of charge, are pre-tuned to the IRIS signal. All listeners have to do is turn the knob. This makes our airwaves incredibly easy to access. Before the IRIS and IPTV partnership, Iowans used an analog FM signal that was not available in all areas. Thousands of potential listeners were not offered IRIS's services due to this signal. Now, these listeners can tune in anywhere in Iowa. It truly makes a difference.

IRIS is the only radio reading service in Iowa and has been around since 1989. Senator Tom Harkin is an avid supporter and constant advocate for IRIS. He was very instrumental in this collaboration, as he has been helping IRIS for years. He spoke at the partnership announcement last Friday at the IPTV studios.

If you have questions about IRIS, our digital signal, or our new partnership, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email: iris89@netins.net

Phone: (515) 243-6833

Website: www.iowaradioreading.org

Blog: www.IRISradioreading.blogspot.com