Airtime! with iHeart Jazon

Airtime! with iHeart Jazon

Airtime! is my public affairs production for iHeart Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Nobody has more fun with public affairs than I do! I produce the content that is most useful to you!

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June 21, 2026 30 mins
Zhen Rammelsburg joined Doug in studio to talk about their Summer program at Eastern Iowa Arts Academy and their 75th season! www.PlaytimePoppy.org - Recently, FEMA released $25M+ in funding for Cornell College to take care of derecho related damage to King Chapel. Doug spoke with VP, CFO and Treasurer at Cornell College, Rob Levis, who said this funding is critical to bringing the heart of the Mt. Vernon campus back to life. htt...
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Alzheimer’s does not affect everyone equally. And more than 7 million Americans are living with the disease. Yet awareness of its earlier stages remains limited. Doug spoke with Beth Battaglino, RN-C, CEO, HealthyWomen and Kerry Dennis, who’s living with Alzheimer’s disease. Get an early diagnosis and you can take early action to stave off effects. thisisALZ.com - Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined Doug to ...
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June 7, 2026 29 mins
State Auditor Rob Sand is also running for Governor as a Democrat. He spoke to Doug about a program he recommended which has saved school districts about $90 million in the past even years. www.Auditor.Iowa.gov or www.RobSand.com - Three dynamic teams of students representing Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf, Iowa and Highland High School in Riverside, Iowa have earned their way to travel to Boston to take part in the JA N...
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May 31, 2026 30 mins
Doug spoke with QC Prayer Breakfast founder/director, David Pautsch, who is running for the US House of Representatives in the GOP primary against seat holder, Marianette Miller-Meeks. - Bobby Hansen is with the Better Business Bureau of Iowa (www.BBB.org/Iowa) and he previewed their Torch awards, recognizing businesses operating with integrity and honesty. Also, Bobby says that you need to watch out for scammers as you do home, l...
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May 30, 2026 30 mins
With Memorial Day just days away, the clock is ticking on what safety advocates call the "100 Deadliest Days" — the stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day when teen traffic fatalities spike by nearly 26% compared to the rest of the year. Doug spoke with Bob Passmore, Department Vice President, American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), and Rebecca Weast at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. apci.or...
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May 25, 2026 30 mins
With Memorial Day just days away, the clock is ticking on what safety advocates call the "100 Deadliest Days" — the stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day when teen traffic fatalities spike by nearly 26% compared to the rest of the year. Doug spoke with Bob Passmore, Department Vice President, American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), and Rebecca Weast at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. apci.or...
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May 17, 2026 30 mins
Houby Days is here again! To talk about the 48th Annual Houby Days celebration, Doug welcomed Pam Lewis and Jeff Simoneau. Celebrating all things morel…and more…the event begins Friday night with music and continues through the weekend with more music, dancing, morel mushrooms, cabbage rolls, kolaches, and Alka-Seltzer. Lol Czech Village Association - Cystic Fibrosis is a rare, genetic disease that affects the lungs ...
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May 10, 2026 30 mins
Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird, joined Doug to talk about her office’s recent victories, plus a reminder that Spring may mean fraud season! www.IowaAttorneyGeneral.gov or 888-777-4590. - It’s Mayor On Monday! Doug spoke with City of Cedar Rapids Mayor, Tiffany O’Donnell, about street construction season and how flood control projects may make things, at least temporarily, more difficult to navigate. Go to www...
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May 9, 2026 30 mins
The Dubuque Archdiocese will be significantly reducing the number of churches hosting weekend masses. Doug spoke with Archbishop Thomas Zinkula about what the changes mean for the roughly 180,000 Catholics who call NE Iowa home. - Craig Stadtmeuler from Camp Courageous - Iowa DNR Ron Lane and Rose Danaher
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April 26, 2026 30 mins
Tiffany ODonnell, Audrey Haberman, Amanda Ferraro, Jennifer Smith, Chris Smith, Gerry Kreitzer City Of Cedar Rapids, Les Biller Foundation, StopDistractions.org, Linn County, CR Chorale flood protection, cancer care, distracted driving, Prescription Disposal, music, culture It’s Mayor On Monday and Doug spoke with Cedar Rapids Mayor, Tiffany O’Donnell, about flood protection, road construction and the City of Cedar Ra...
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April 24, 2026 30 mins
Clark McLeod joined Doug to talk about their two really, really bug initiatives at www.MonarchResearch.org. “One Child, One Tree” and the Woodlands Native Tree Market. - Eastern Iowa Honor Flight #58 will be in the air next Tuesday. Doug spoke with EIHF’s Darcy Moulin about how you can become involved in welcoming our veterans and their guardians home. www.EIHonorFlight.org - US Senator Charles Grassley joined Dou...
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April 20, 2026 29 mins
Doug spoke with State of Iowa Auditor, Rob Sand, who is also the only Democrat candidate for Governor. Doug asked him about the changes he would like to make to the way Iowans vote. www.robsand.com - Doug spoke with the Attorney General of Iowa, Brenna Bird. Much like the radical leftists in California, another state who has no idea what it takes to raise livestock is trying to force Iowa into an extremely costly and burdensome reg...
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April 10, 2026 30 mins
Daniel Kolodziejcyk, Amit Khera, Mark Kurlansky, Ernie Goss, Michael Beasley, Robert Gordon NASA, American Heart, Creighton, Author, Childrens Hospital Philadephia, APCIA space, heart disease, fishing, economic, pediatric health, insurance Artemis II hopes to take off on a 10-day test flight around the moon. Doug spoke with Daniel Kolodziejcyk / Orion Crew Survival Systems Suit Project Engineer about the Orion Spacesuit and what ...
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April 10, 2026 30 mins
Scott Olson talks about Cedar Rapids - Variety Clubs of Iowa - Joni Ernst
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March 24, 2026 29 mins
Chip Lupo, from Wallethub, joined Doug to talk about the best and worst state in which to be a doctor. Good news, Iowa and the Midwest fared well. Bad news, Iowa has some work to do on retention. https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-for-doctors/11376 - Iowa’s seasonal utility moratorium, which prevents disconnections for nonpayment during the coldest months, is set to expire on April 1. Doug spoke with Alliant Ener...
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March 15, 2026 29 mins
Jim Miller, VP of Development from Horizons, joined Doug to talk about their newest project, Our Place: A Center for Older Adults. Find out more at www.HorizonsFamily.org Jim Miller, VP of Development from Horizons, joined Doug to talk about their newest project, Our Place: A Center for Older Adults. Find out more at www.HorizonsFamily.org - President Trump has recently promoted a Bernie Sanders idea. If he agrees with Sanders and ...
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March 15, 2026 29 mins
State of Iowa Auditor, Rob Sand, joined Doug to talk about recent reports which have resulted either in convictions or in investigations by law enforcement. Also, the Democrat candidate for Governor said that since 2019, he’s proposed a bill that would guarantee prison time for public officials and public employees who steal public funds. www.Auditor.Iowa.Gov www.RobSand.com 3 min 59 sec - Iowa Attorney General. Brenna Bird,...
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March 1, 2026 30 mins
Charity Tyler from the Cedar Rapids Library Foundation talks about the Imagination Library and how they work with Dollywood Foundation to bring that program to Cedar Rapids. For information or to donate, visit CRLibrary.org/foundation An estimated 37 million Americans have kidney diseases, yet as many as 9 in 10 people do not know they have it. Doug spoke with American Society of Nephrology President, Samir M. Parikh, MD, FASN. h...
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February 21, 2026 30 mins
Ashish Panchal, Paul Lawrence, Amy Nofziger, Stephanie Humphries, Carly Roszkowski
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February 15, 2026 30 mins
Rob Sand - State Auditor and Candidate for Governor Scott Simpson - America’s Credit Unions Mike Schreurs - Cancer Screen Iowa US Senator Joni Ernst - Renaming of VA Facilities The Colors of SM - Systemic Mastocytosis
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