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Friday Apr 12, 2019
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Back in March there was an Iowa Podcaster Meetup in the Des Moines Metro where I hooked up with Michele Guild of "Welcome to My Podcast" podcast and musician Justin Comer from the podcast I Hear I C. Both can be found on the Iowa Podcast Network. So, what do they talk about and why? Join us for that conversation...good times and thanks to them both for sitting down for the visit.
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Each Friday we offer up "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro with Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine. Today we're talking sports, chili, music, art, entertainment and more. Fun times just a click away!
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
The markets stalled out today as investors play a "wait and see" sort of day. It's the business news headlines for Thursday the 11th of April. Here is what's inside:
Millennials are falling out of the Middle Class;
The Uber IPO is a thing;
Grocery War, Trade War now Tax War;
The National Pork Expo gets shut down;
The Des Moines International Airport has growing pains;
What happened on Wall Street and why.
Those stories plus our Restaurant of the Week is Range Grill + Golf located in Urbandale, Iowa. This place has three really cool things going for it: An amazing restaurant with interesting menu items, a great state of the art golf simulator and signature cocktails that will lift your spirits. I'll chat with owner Steve Garrels about the work that went into creating this beautiful and functional place and talk a bit about the future. To hear that click here.
Thanks for coming by!
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Three Things - One Building: A fine dining restaurant with some interesting menu items, a state of the art golf simulator and signature cocktails in a very cool bar. We're talking Range Grill + Golf in Urbandale, Iowa with owner Steve Garrels who tells us he loves all three things so why not do what he loves? It's our Restaurant of the Week and time to get busy with Range Grill + Golf:
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
We've got a packed newscast for you with plenty of business news and our Out to Lunch feature. On the docket today:
The markets were up but not by much;
CBS has a look at the new crisis in Rural America;
Boeing shareholders are suing Boeing;
Bankers got a frosty reception on Capital Hill;
YouTube TV just raised their prices;
What happened and why on Wall Street
Plus we go Out to Lunch with Heidi Soliday the first female names as a sports director in America. We launch into lunch at Range Grill + Golf by asking Heidi three questions it's the same three questions we ask all our Out to Lunch guests. Here is that segment.
Then we'll talk sports, the business of television news, women in TV broadcasting, she'll drop some names, talk about her near chance to go and compete in the Olympics (no...really) and we'll talk about her new passion of cycling and raising awareness of climate change. It's a packed hour and you can hear that segment here.
Thanks for coming by
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Strap in you're about to hear some amazing stories from the first female to become a sports director at a television station. Heidi Soliday was the face and voice of sports in Iowa at the Des Moines CBS affiliate KCCI. Here, as we go Out to Lunch at Range Grill + Golf she share stories of her years as a swimmer her trip to Europe at 16 to compete in a national luge competition even though she had never been on a sled in her life. Then a chance at the Olympics? And does she drop names...you bet. We talk about the business of reporting the news, how it has changed, the role of women in TV news and her cycling adventures now as part of the Climate Ride. Enjoy!
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Before we launch into our conversation over lunch we always ask our Out to Lunch guests three questions:
Book that you've read that has had an impact
Movie that you've seen that has had an impact
Job - If you were not doing what you do...what would you like to do?
Our Out to Lunch Guest is former Sports Director for the CBS affiliate KCCI - Des Moines. Go ahead, get to know Heidi Soliday as we do Quick Bites at Range Grill + Golf.
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHou
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
You might say that investors get...well, nervous. It's the business news hour for Tuesday the 9th day of April. Inside:
No, not nerves of steel;
Job cuts in the oil industry and why;
Robots coming to Walmart in a big way;
Motel 6 owes millions to former guests but finding them may be difficult;
Thing Uber and your local mall;
Levi Strauss made a move that is paying off;
What happened on Wall Street and why.
Also today we'll visit with Katherine Haine from CityMedia.ca about the business of digital reputation. What? No, really, her company will scrub the internet to discover how your website and your social media look to consumers and then...if it needs fixing they can do that too. What is cool is the "health check" is...free. Click here to hear that conversation.
Then from a very different world meet Andy Ward and the Hey Buddy Podcast. Andy is a police officer from a small town in Eastern Iowa and when he puts down the badge he gets with friends and riffs about stuff they think is cool. We think it's worth a you knowing more. Listen in here.
Thanks for coming by!
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
Hang on this is interesting! I met Katherine Haine at the New York Press Association Annual Meeting last week in Albany. She was a vendor for her company City Media attempting to get newspaper editors interested in finding out more about the health of their digital footprint and if something is wrong or weak ways to fix it. And, while she was at a newspaper event, she does not limit her service to newspapers. Listen in as we talk about how you can get insights into your digital reputation and then fix what might be broken.
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
He is a police officer...he is a podcaster...he is from Sabula, Iowa. Yikes! Meet Andy Ward from the Hey Buddy Podcast where he and friends riff about stuff he thinks is fun, cool and a bit off beat. Andy is part of the Iowa Podcast Network. Go on...have a listen. He is a fun guy...even if he is a cop from the only island community in Iowa. No, really!
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.