Johnston, Iowa (March 21, 2018) - Season 7 of IPTV's "Iowa Ingredient" will feature sizzling new episodes exploring fresh ingredients grown in Iowa, the passionate farmers who produce them and the creative chefs who cook with them. The new season premieres Thursday, April 5 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 7 at 11:30 a.m.

Johnston, Iowa - The Iowa Public Television family today sadly notes the passing of former executive director and general manager Daniel K. Miller, who died yesterday at the age of 66 following a long illness. Miller's career spanned 37 years at IPTV, ultimately overseeing the nine-station public television network headquartered in Johnston, Iowa.

Johnston, Iowa - Special guests, new programs and viewer favorites will take center stage during Festival 2018, February 24-25, March 3-11 and 17-18 on statewide Iowa Public Television. This programming celebration-the network's only extended pledge drive of the year-allows viewers to support the programming they enjoy. Festival programming will air on IPTV (.1), IPTV WORLD (.3) and IPTV Create (.4). All of this year's new specials airing on IPTV (.1) are listed below.

MOLINE, IL – WQPT announces its annual PBS KIDS Writers Contest empowering children in grades K-3 to celebrate creativity and build literacy skills by writing and illustrating their own stories.

Stories, which must be the original work of the child, may be non-fiction, fiction, prose or poetry. Entries, postmarked by Friday, March 30 can be dropped off at WQPT's office at Western Illinois University's riverfront campus, or mailed to WQPT, 3300 River Drive, Moline, Illinois 61265.