New General Manager FOX 17 Des Moines: Steve Rohrer
On November 23, Steve Rohrer was named General Manager of KDSM-TV/FOX 17 in Des Moines, IA. Steve has worked in the television industry for 21 years that started at WAOW-TV in Wausau in 1995 and continued at WKOW-TV in Madison to WISN-TV in Milwaukee and most recently serving as the General Sales Manager in Cedar Rapids, IA the past 5 1/2 years. It has been a dream for Steve to be a station manager since the beginning of his career which has included him doing everything from producing and directing to promotional video editing and shooting to sales and marketing.
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After retirement from Alliant Energy in 2005 (after 28 years), in 2012 Alan Kjelland co-founded Mobility 4 Vets Wheelchair Shop, Inc., a 501(c)(3) to help people with mobility needs.
Pierce J. Peterson ’18 is listed as an inventor on nine patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 2022.
The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation recently named Danielle Grotjahn ’10 as one of eight recipients of the 2023 Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award — designed to support high-risk, high-reward research ideas.
After retirement from Alliant Energy in 2005 (after 28 years), in 2012 Alan Kjelland co-founded Mobility 4 Vets Wheelchair Shop, Inc., a 501(c)(3) to help people with mobility needs.
Pierce J. Peterson ’18 is listed as an inventor on nine patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 2022.
The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation recently named Danielle Grotjahn ’10 as one of eight recipients of the 2023 Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award — designed to support high-risk, high-reward research ideas.