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- Iowa Public Radio appoints Peter Clowney as chief executive officer, succeeding retiring CEO Myrna Johnson.
- He will assume the role on Sept. 28, 2026.
- Clowney will oversee IPR’s $10 million budget and roughly 70 staff across 27 stations.
- He brings three decades at NPR, American Public Media and Gimlet, most recently COO of Nebraska Public Media.
- Board chair Libby Jacobs said Clowney combines editorial excellence, operational discipline and public-service passion.
