Josie Fischels is a Digital News Producer at Iowa Public Radio. She covers a diverse range of topics including sports, competitive sports, and arts and entertainment, with a particular focus on concerts and festivals, as well as individual and team sports. Josie's work has been featured in Iowa Public Radio, Radio Iowa, WVIK, Quad Cities NPR, and KOSU.
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Josie Fischels' coverage primarily focuses on local news, entertainment, house & home, and government & politics in Iowa and Des Moines. She may be interested in pitches related to events happening locally or unique stories from the region.
Given her focus on a wide range of topics including Broadway, books, news, and local events like shootings and population recounts in cities within Iowa, it's advisable to tailor your pitch accordingly. If you have an interesting angle related to any of these themes happening specifically in Iowa or Des Moines area then Josie could be a great contact for reaching out with the suitable story ideas.
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By: Josie Fischels
In the overnight hours on KFMW Rock 108, long after the station’s five staff jockeys have gone home, a DJ with a nose ring, blue hair and full-sleeve tattoos takes over the mic to introduce new hard-rock tracks. There's just one thing about that though — she's not real.
By: Josie Fischels
Brass concerts have become a centuries-old holiday tradition that symphonies across Iowa have picked up over the years. We've compiled a list of all the holiday concerts to catch this season.
By: Josie Fischels, Madeleine C King
The Dubuque Museum of Art temporarily lost access to the grant it was awarded by the IMLS after the Trump administration issued an executive order to dismantle the federal organization in March. The museum was able to get its grant reinstated in April, ahead of a federal decision to reinstate all terminated grants.
Iowa roller derby leagues are carrying on a sport rooted in community and inclusion.
By: Josie Fischels
The 2026 Wild Lights lantern festival at the Blank Park Zoo has been canceled this spring after key international workers from China were denied visas.
By: Caitlin Troutman, Josie Fischels
Violins of Hope, a project built around a private collection of over 70 restored instruments connected to Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust, is currently touring the state.
By: Josie Fischels, Dani Gehr
In an era when many book clubs fizzle out within a few years, the Browning Literary Club, Ingleside Study Club and Serendipity Book Club are among those quietly defying the odds — by decades.
By: Samantha-Mcintosh
As the story goes, Thomas Dambo's artistic journey began when he fell into a trash can at age six — and started playing.
By: Samantha-Mcintosh
When Monica Holt arrived in Des Moines last fall to interview for the top job at Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA), she was entering unfamiliar territory.
By: Josie Fischels
A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder for attacking a 66-year-old woman on Atlanta transit.
