Johnston, Iowa (July 27, 2017) - Iowa Public Television has brought Iowa State Fair highlights statewide for 47 years and will once again broadcast extensive coverage of the Iowa State Fair, nightly at 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., August 14-19. These hour-long programs are among the network's most-watched of the year. Bill Riley will return as host of this year's coverage, which is full of feature contest results, unique stories, food, animals, music and more. Coverage begins with a live broadcast of the 2017 Iowa State Fair Parade on Wednesday, August 9 at 7:30 p.m. IPTV will also broadcast coverage of the finals of the State Fair Talent Championship on Sunday, August 21, at 8 p.m. Below is a list of topics scheduled for each Fair 2017 episode. Please note, topics are subject to change. Monday, August 14 at 9 & 10:30 p.m. (Also airs Sunday, August 20 at 2 p.m.) State Fair Parade Big Animals Judging New Fair Foods Bandaloni Decorated Cakes Contest Thrillzones The Way We Live Awards Tall Corn Contest FFA Swine Banjo Music Contest Fine Arts Awards Twins, Triplets & More Contest
Tuesday, August 15 at 9 & 10:30 p.m. (Also airs Sunday, August 20 at 3 p.m.) Rabbit Hopping Weed Identification Contest Cowgirl Queen Contest Paint a "Fair" Butter Sculpting Contest Robocars Food Contest - Jello FFA Parade of Champions Sand Sculpture DNR Activities Mr. Legs Contest
Wednesday, August 16 at 9 & 10:30 p.m. (Also airs Sunday, August 20 at 4 p.m.) Butter Cow New Fair Foods Monster Arm Wrestling Oldest Lemonade Stand Fair Queen Contest Fair Queen Interview Super Tall Paul Model Railroad Food Contest - Banana Bread Governor's Charity Steer Show Hot Dog Eating Contest
Thursday, August 17 at 9 & 10:30 p.m. (Also airs Sunday, August 20 at 5 p.m.) Information Booth People 4-H Sheep Contest Flower & Potted Plant Show Chainsaw Carver FFA Family Veterans Parade Pedal Tractor Pull Fairovation Cookout Contest Food Contest - Biscuits I Milked a Cow!
Friday, August 18 at 9 & 10:30 p.m. (Also airs Sunday, August 20 at 6 p.m.) Auctioneer Contest Most Unusual Vegetables Contest Gingerbread Building Miniature, Belgian & Shire Horses 4-H Grand Champion Steer Rubber Chicken Throwing A Day with the Queen Tractor & Truck Pull, Part 1 Horseshoes 4-H Kid Food Contest - Beginners Stock Dog Trials
Saturday, August 19 at 9 & 10:30 p.m. (Also airs Sunday, August 20 at 7 p.m.) Mutton Bustin' Cow Chip Throwing Balloon Masters Tractor & Truck Pull, Part 2 Quiche Me in the Morning Contest 4-H and FFA Dairy Goats Kid Joke Telling Husband Calling Budweiser Clydesdales Whistling Contest 4-H & FFA Sale of Champions
Support for Fair 2017 is provided by MidAmerican Energy, EMC Insurance Companies and the Iowa Lottery. Visit Iptv.org for additional broadcast times. For more information about Iowa Public Television, please contact Susan Ramsey at 515.725.9703 or Susan.Ramsey@iptv.org. -30- Iowa Public Television is Iowa's only statewide television network. IPTV's mission to educate, inform, enrich and inspire Iowans guides its quality, noncommercial programming that tells Iowa's stories like no one else can. Three statewide, public channels offer programs of lasting value to Iowans, regardless of where they live or what they can afford: IPTV (.1), IPTV LEARNS (.2) and IPTV WORLD (.3) on Channel 11, Des Moines; Channel 12, Iowa City; Channel 21, Fort Dodge; Channel 24, Mason City; Channel 27, Sioux City; Channel 32, Waterloo; Channel 32, Council Bluffs; Channel 36, Davenport; Channel 36, Red Oak. More information can be found at Iptv.org.
