Iowa's WHO Radio The Voice of the Middle West by Jeff Stein book Roller Rink From the Barn Dance Frolic

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Iowa's WHO Radio The Voice of the Middle West by Jeff Stein book Roller Rink From the Barn Dance FrolicWhen a Des Moines insurance company started a radio station in 1924, no one imagined it would bring news from a world war home to families desperate for information, carry the exploits of University of Iowa athletics to fans nationwide, draw the ire of a Cuban dictator, and be home to a future president. From the earliest days of "This is W H O. Who? Bankers Life, Des Moines" to today's "50,000 watt, clear channel voice of the middle west," one of the