Brian Gongol

contact information is available at www.gongol.com/contact

Education

Western Governors University - Master of Education in Learning and Technology: Salt Lake City, Utah • graduated November 2020
University of Northern Iowa - Bachelor of Arts in Economics (General Economics): Cedar Falls, Iowa • graduated May 2001; College of Business Administration • major G.P.A. 3.54, overall G.P.A. 3.88 (Summa Cum Laude)
University of Northern Iowa - Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Electronic Media) with minor in Business Administration: Cedar Falls, Iowa • graduated May 2001; College of Humanities and Fine Arts • major G.P.A. 3.93, minor G.P.A. 4.00, overall G.P.A. 3.88 (Summa Cum Laude); Purple and Old Gold Award
Valley High School: West Des Moines, Iowa • graduated May 1997 with honors

Employment

Outside Sales Engineer, Vice President, and Partner - D.J. Gongol & Associates, Inc.: April 2002 to present
Principal Owner - Federalist Communications, LLC: December 2014 to present; Communications consultancy, specializing in digital marketing and written communications
Talk-Show Host - WHO-AM: September 2003 to January 2020; Host, "Brian Gongol Show" • September 2003 to January 2020; Co-host, "WHO Radio Wise Guys" • October 2004 to June 2016 • (program merged into an expanded "Brian Gongol Show"); Substitute host, afternoon drive and mid-morning dayparts • July 2006 to January 2020; Named Des Moines' "Best Radio Personality" by readers of Cityview • February 2007
Marketing Consultant - Clear Channel Communications, KKDM-FM, Iowa Radio Network: May 2001 to March 2002; Negotiates contracts for radio and outdoor advertising; Maintains business-to-business relationships; Creates and implements marketing plans for consumer products and services
Communications Operations Intern, Business Development Assistant - Cedar Falls Utilities: February 2000 to May 2001; Conducts financial analyses of ventures by municipally-owned broadband telecommunications utility; Performs feasibility research and prepares reports for Board of Trustees and FCC; Assisted manager in composition of business and marketing plans
Speaker of the Senate - Northern Iowa Student Government: May 1998 to April 2001; Acts as public representative of the Senate and maintains NISG website; Prepares agenda and conducts weekly meetings of the Senate; Interviews and appoints Senators to fill vacancies; Hires and supervises Recording Secretary
News Anchor, General-Assignment Reporter, and Technical Director - WHO-AM, Iowa Radio Network: June 1997 to May 2001; Contributed to ABC Radio News and UPI; Assistant Webmaster, www.whoradio.com

Academic Awards

U.S. Presidential Scholar: 1997; U.S. Department of Education and White House Commission on Presidential Scholars
Presidential Scholarship: 1997; University of Northern Iowa; Full undergraduate tuition, room, and board
Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction: 1997
National Merit Finalist: 1997
Purple and Old Gold Award: 2001; University of Northern Iowa

Civic and Industry Awards

Eagle Scout Award: 1993
Student Excellence: 1998; Iowa Associated Press Association
General Reporting (2nd Place): (with Sue Danielson); 1999; Iowa Associated Press Association
Spot News Reporting (1st Place): (with Gary Barrett and Brad Ehrlich); 2013; Iowa Broadcast News Association
Volunteer of the Year: 2014; Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association
George Warren Fuller Award: 2022; Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association

Board Service - Current

Chair-Elect - Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association: Vice Chair • November 2023 to November 2024; Secretary • November 2022 to November 2023; Trustee • November 2018 to November 2022
Midwest Distinguished Alumni Council - Western Governors University: Appointed April 2023
Advisory Council - Des Moines Area Community College Water Environmental Technology Program: Appointed May 2023

Board Service - Past

Commissioner - Commission of Deaf Services, Iowa Department of Human Rights: Appointed August 2021 (term May 2021 through June 2024); Elected vice-chair in June 2023; Commission membership concluded with the restructuring of the commission which eliminated the role of general public commissioners
Director - Polk County Schools Employees Credit Union: April 2011 to September 2016; Audit committee • April 2011 to April 2013; Credit committee • April 2013 to September 2016; Board membership concluded with the successful merger of the credit union with a larger institution
Pastoral Council Member - St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Parish: December 2004 to January 2010; Coordinated the preparation of a long-term parish plan and assisted with the technical development of a new parish website

Publications

"The Honorable Alternative": Paperback (53 pages) • published September 2016
"Ten Big Answers You Won't Get from a Politician": Paperback (103 pages) • published December 2005
"Ten Big Answers for Iowa's Future": Paperback • publication forthcoming
www.gongol.com: Various essays and articles

Presentations Given and Short Courses Taught

2022 Cybersecurity Sprint: Nebraska Section AWWA Fall Conference • November 2022
2023 Cybersecurity Sprint: Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2023; Kirkwood Annual Water Conference • June 2023; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Region 2 Fall Conference • October 2023; Nebraska Water Environment Association Fall Conference • November 2023
2024 Cybersecurity Sprint: Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • October 2024
"A Cold Wind Blowering: Temperatures, DO, and Aeration Performance": Nebraska Water Environment Association Snowball Conference • January 2025
"Aeration from Afar": Nebraska Rural Water Association Conference • March 2023; Heartland Operators Conference • July 2023; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Water and Wastewater Operators Training Workshop • November 2023
"The Art of the Possible: Pump Curves and System Head Curves": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Fall Conference • November 2019; League of Nebraska Municipalities Snowball Conference • January 2024
"Backup Systems for Critical Pumping Applications": Iowa Water Environment Association Fall Short Course • September 2016; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2017; Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • June 2017; Great Plains Waste Management Conference • April 2018; Nebraska Water Environment Association Fall Conference • November 2024
"Benchmarking for Small Systems": League of Nebraska Municipalities Snowball Conference • January 2020
"Breaking the Conveyor-Belt Myth": Kirkwood Annual Water Conference • June 2022; Great Plains Waste Management Conference • April 2023
"Building a Messaging Calendar": Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2020; Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • November 2022; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Fall Short Course • September 2024
"Burp Proudly: The Importance of Air-Release Valves": Iowa WEA Region 5 Spring Meeting • March 2016; Iowa WEA Region 5 Spring Meeting • March 2019
"Controlling Your Surges": Iowa Water Environment Association Region 5 Fall Meeting • October 2014; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2016; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Spring Short Course • April 2018; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Spring Short Course • March 2024
"Dealing with Mother Nature's Attitude Problem": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association/Nebraska Water Environment Association Fall Conference • November 2013; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2015; Great Plains Waste Management Virtual Conference • April 2021; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Water and Wastewater Operators Conference • December 2022; Kirkwood Annual Water Conference • June 2023
"The Dirty Dozen Questions to Ask About Equipment in a Pandemic": Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Fall Virtual Workshop • October 2020; Kirkwood Annual Water Conference • June 2022
"Doing More With Less": Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • June 2016; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2017; Kirkwood Annual Water Conference • June 2024; Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • November 2024
"Energy Policy is Water Policy": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Fall Conference • November 2023; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Advanced Water Treatment Workshop • March 2024
"Full Throttle: How to Choose the Right Valve for Pump Control Applications": Heartland Operators Conference • July 2014
"Gate and Valve Applications and Maintenance": Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Spring Short Course • April 2018
"Gauges Are a Pump's Best Friend": Iowa Water Environment Association Operators Conference • September 2024; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2025
"Getting Your CLAWS into Pump Maintenance": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Fall Conference • November 2022; Iowa Water Environment Association Operators Conference • September 2023; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Short Course • September 2023; Iowa Water Environment Association Region 5 Fall Meeting • October 2023; Nebraska Water Environment Association Snowball Conference • January 2025
"Hack Attack: Computer Safety 101 for Utilities": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Fall Conference • November 2021; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Fall Short Course • August 2022; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2024
"Have You Tried Unplugging It?": Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Fall Short Course • August 2022; League of Nebraska Municipalities Snowball Conference • January 2023
"The Heavy-Metal Guide to Pump and Flow-Control Materials": Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2019
"How to Blow Away Your Bugs": Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Spring Short Course • April 2016; Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • June 2018; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Water and Wastewater Operators Workshop • November 2019; Heartland Operators Conference • July 2024
"How to Communicate with Utility Boards and City Councils": Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Spring Short Course • April 2019; Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • November 2019; Iowa Water Environment Association Region 4 Fall Meeting • October 2023; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annnual Conference • March 2024; Kirkwood Annual Wastewater Conference • July 2024; ISG Online Water Training Workshop • August 2024; Nebraska Chapter - American Public Works Association Fall Conference • November 2024
"How to Sell Your Project to the Board": Iowa Section - American Water Works Short Course • August 2014; Iowa Section - American Water Works Annual Conference • October 2015; Nebraska Section - American Water Works Fall Conference • November 2017; League of Nebraska Municipalities Snowball Conference • January 2018
"How Your Utility Got Hacked": Great Plains Waste Management Conference • March 2024; Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • June 2024; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Water/Wastewater Operators Workshop • November 2024
"Hydrant Flushing": Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Fall Short Course • September 2015; Kirkwood Annual Water Conference • June 2016
"If We're Running Two Pumps, Why Aren't We Getting Twice as Much Flow?": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Fall Conference • November 2015; Great Plains Waste Management Conference • April 2016; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • October 2017; Ankeny Annual Water Conference • July 2024
"Improving Efficiency in Your Distribution System": Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • October 2014; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Fall Short Course • September 2015
"Introduction to NPSH and Cavitation (Cavitation 101)": Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • June 2013; Iowa Water Environment Association Region 5 Annual Meeting • October 2013; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association/Iowa Water Environment Association Spring Short Course • April 2014; League of Nebraska Municipalities Wastewater Workshop • September 2018; Iowa Water Well Association Conference • January 2020; Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Fall Conference • November 2021; Nebraska Wastewater Operators Division Snowball Conference • January 2022; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Short Course • September 2023
"Introduction to Pumps in a Collection System": DMACC Water Environment Technology Collection Systems Class • April 2015
"Introduction to Pump Hydraulics": Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Spring Short Course • April 2016; Kirkwood Annual Water Conference • June 2017; Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Fall Conference • November 2023
"I've Had the Prime of My Life": Great Plains Waste Management Conference • April 2022; Kirkwood Annual Wastewater Conference • August 2022; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • October 2024
"Just Let Me Slip By You Here": Nebraska Water Environment Association Fall Conference • November 2022
"Key Lift Station Design Features": Nebraska Water Environment Association Fall Conference • November 2010; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Water/Wastewater Operators Workshop • November 2021
"Lagoon Liners and Baffles": Nebraska Wastewater Operators Division Snowball Conference • Kearney, Nebraska • January 2008; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Fall Short Course • September 2016
"Lagoons and Small Treatment Plants": Iowa Section - American Water Works Association/IWPCA Spring Short Course • West Des Moines, Iowa • April 2004
"Lift Station Buyer's Guide": Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2018; Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • June 2024
"Lift Station Level Measurement and Control Options": Great Plains Waste Management Conference • April 2017; Iowa Water Environment Association Region V Fall Conference • October 2017; Iowa Water Environment Association Operators Conference • September 2018; League of Nebraska Municipalities Snowball Conference • January 2020
"Maintenance: How to Not Hate It (Some Best Practices for Utilities)": Nebraska Section American Water Works Association Fall Conference • Kearney, Nebraska • November 2009; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association/Iowa Water Environment Association Spring Short Course • April 2014; Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Fall Conference • November 2014; Iowa Water Environment Association Region 4 Spring Meeting • April 2017; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Water and Wastewater Operators Workshop • November 2018; Iowa Water Environment Association Region 6 Spring Meeting • May 2022; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Region 5 Spring Meeting • May 2022; Iowa Water Environment Association Fall Operators Conference • September 2022; Kirkwood Annual Water Conference • June 2024
"The Maintenance You Don't Have to Touch": Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Spring Short Course • March 2023; Great Plains Waste Management Conference • April 2023
"Marketing Your Water Utility to the Community": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • November 2010; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2014
"Media Relations for the Water Industry": Nebraska Section American Water Works Association Annual Convention • Kearney, Nebraska • November 2008; Nebraska Wastewater Operators Division Snowball Conference • Kearney, Nebraska • January 2009; League of Nebraska Municipalities Utilities Section Conference • Lincoln, Nebraska • January 2010; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2013; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • October 2021; Iowa Water Environment Association Region 5 Spring Meeting • March 2023
"The Nine Major Villains of Cybersecurity": Nebraska Water Environment Association Fall Conference • November 2024
"The 100-Year Business Plan": Noon Des Moines Estate and Financial Planners Group • Des Moines, Iowa • February 2009
"Practical Tips for Effective Communications": League of Nebraska Municipalities Utilities Section Conference • Lincoln, Nebraska • January 2010
"Preserving Institutional Memory in a Utility": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • Kearney, Nebraska • November 2009; Iowa Rural Water Association Conference • February 2010; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Short Course • April 2015; Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • June 2015; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Water and Wastewater Operators Workshop • November 2018; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2020; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • October 2023
"Pump Maintenance and Safety": Heartland Diesel Conference • Lincoln, Nebraska • October 2009
"Pump Maintenance and Troubleshooting": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Fall Conference • November 2015; League of Nebraska Municipalities Snowball Operators Conference • January 2016
"Pump Troubleshooting": DMACC Ankeny Annual Water Conference • Ankeny, Iowa • June 2014; Iowa Water Environment Association Operators Conference • Newton, Iowa • September 2019
"Pumps 101": League of Nebraska Municipalities Snowball Conference • January 2012; Kirkwood Annual Wastewater Conference • July 2024
"Rescue the Rescuer First: Treating Water Operators Like Customers": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Virtual Fall Conference • November 2020; Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • September 2021; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2022; Iowa Water Environment Association Region 6 Spring Meeting • May 2022
"Revenge of the Mole People": Great Plains Waste Management Conference • April 2019; Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • June 2019; Kirkwood Annual Wastewater Conference • July 2019
"Schoolkids Now, Customers Later": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • November 2012; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2022; Iowa Water Environment Association Collection Systems Conference • March 2023
"Selecting a Well Pump": Iowa Water Well Association Conference • February 2018
"Selecting the Right Pump for the Application": Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Spring Short Course • April 2017; League of Nebraska Municipalities Snowball Conference • January 2019
"Self-Priming Pumps": Iowa Rural Water Association Pump Workshop • Johnston, Iowa • November 2008; Iowa Rural Water Association Pump Workshop • North Liberty, Iowa • November 2008
"Social Media Crash Course for the Water Sector": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • November 2018; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2019; Heartland Operators Conference • July 2019
"Ten Big Answers for Iowa's Future": VSR Financial Services Regional Meeting • West Des Moines, Iowa • December 2006; Des Moines Host Lions Club • Des Moines, Iowa • February 2007
"Ten Steps to Building a 21st Century Water Workforce": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Fall Conference • November 2017; Nebraska Rural Water Annual Conference • March 2018; Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • June 2018; Nebraska Water Environment Association Fall Conference • November 2019; League of Nebraska Municipalities Snowball Conference • January 2023; Ankeny Annual Water Conference • July 2023
"Those Pesky Solids": Nebraska Water Environment Association Fall Conference • November 2018; Kirkwood Annual Wastewater Conference • July 2019
"Top Ten Wastewater Pumping Hassles": Iowa Water Environment Association Collection Systems Conference • March 2014; Iowa Water Environment Association Region 5 Meeting • March 2014; Heartland Operators Conference • July 2014; Iowa Water Environment Association Fall Short Course • September 2015; Iowa Water Environment Association Region 4 Meeting • October 2016
"Total System Efficiency": Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2016; Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • Altoona, Iowa • June 2019
"Troubleshooting Pump Cavitation": Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • October 2015; Iowa Water Well Association Annual Conference • February 2019; Iowa Water Well Association Annual Conference • January 2022
"25 Ways to Screw Up a Lift Station Design": Nebraska American Public Works Association Fall Conference • November 2018; Iowa Section - American Water Works Association Short Course • August 2019; Iowa Water Environment Association Region V Spring Meeting • March 2021; Water Environment Federation Virtual Workshop for Young and Emerging Professionals • May 2022; Kirkwood Annual Wastewater Conference • August 2022; Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • June 2023
"Twitter 101 for Water Utilities": Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2014
"Using Off-The-Shelf Technology to Improve Your Operations": Iowa Water Environment Association Region 4 Fall Meeting • October 2021
"Wastewater Treatment: A Matter of Public Health, Not the Environment": Great Plains Waste Management Conference • La Vista, Nebraska • April 2013; Heartland Operators Conference • Kearney, Nebraska • July 2013; Iowa Water Environment Association Operators Conference • Newton, Iowa • September 2019; DMACC Water Environmental Technology Program, February 2020
"Water's Ten Most Wanted": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • November 2016
"Water Utilities: The President's Other Secret Service": Iowa Section AWWA Fall Short Course • September 2024; Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Annual Conference • November 2024; Nebraska Rural Water Association Annual Conference • March 2025
"What's the Best-Case Worst-Case Scenario?": Nebraska Section - American Water Works Association Fall Conference • November 2013
"When is it Time for Recess?": Nebraska Water Environment Association Fall Conference • November 2021; Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • June 2022
"When $1 Today is Worth $2.50 Tomorrow": Nebraska Wastewater Operators Heartland Operators Conference • July 2011; Iowa Water Environment Association Annual Conference • June 2017; Iowa Water Environment Association Region 2 Fall Conference • October 2017
"You Can't Control Me! Throttling Blowers with Valves and VFDs": Nebraska Water Environment Association Fall Conference • November 2021; League of Nebraska Municipalities Snowball Conference • January 2022

Professional Memberships

American Water Works Association: November 2006 to present; Public Information Committee • Nebraska Section • December 2007 to present; Publications Committee (chair) • Nebraska Section • December 2010 to present; Public Information Committee • Iowa Section • November 2015 to present
Iowa Newspaper Association: Associate member • October 2007 to present
Iowa Broadcast News Association: April 2013 to present
Water Environment Federation: December 2014 to present; Publications Committee • Nebraska Section • November 2015 to present
American Economic Association: November 2016 to present

Skills and Certifications

CPR (American Heart Association): Heartsaver AED • last renewed August 2008
American Sign Language: Elementary to limited working proficiency

Other Activities, Clubs, and Memberships

Beta Gamma Sigma: Inducted April 1999 (lifetime member); Business honorary
Omicron Delta Kappa: Inducted April 1999 (lifetime member); Leadership honorary; UNI President • April 2000 to April 2001
UNI Tae Kwon-Do Club: September 2000 to present; 1st Dan (black belt) • promoted June 8, 2002; 2nd Dan (black belt) • promoted December 4, 2004; 3rd Dan (black belt); 4th Dan (black belt); 5th Dan (black belt) • promoted December 3, 2016; 6th Dan (black belt) • promoted December 24, 2020
Bull Moose Club: Member • April 2005 to December 2018; Secretary • January 2010
Golden Key National Honor Society: April 1999 to May 2001; Service and leadership honorary
UNI Economics Club: September 1999 to May 2001
Phi Beta Lambda: September 2000 to May 2001; Business leadership organization

Book Citations

"Baseline: Confronting Reality and Planning the Path for Success", by Charles Protzman, Fred Whiton, and Joyce Kerpchar: Taylor & Francis, 2022
"Understanding Media and Culture: An introduction to mass communication", by Jack Lule: Flat World Education, 2012
"International Handbook on Teaching and Learning in Economics", edited by Gail Hoyt and KimMarie McGoldrick: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012
"Leveraging Lean in Healthcare: Transforming your enterprise into a high quality patient care delivery system", by Charles Protzman, George Mayzell, and Joyce Kerpchar: CRC Press, 2010
"Bailout Nation: How greed and easy money corrupted Wall Street and shook the world economy", by Barry Ritholtz: Wiley, 2009
"Global Edge: Using the opacity index to manage the risks of cross-border business", by Joel Kurtzman and Glenn Yago: Harvard Business School Press, 2007

Educational and Research Citations

"E-scams: Catching fraudsters in a technical world", by Katherine Massey: Forensics Journal, 2013
"A comparative analyse on American, Japanese and Korean management from the point of view of international business", by Ion-Viorel Matei: Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, Winter 2013
"U.S. economical strategic interests in Central Asia: Current situations and expectation for the future", by David Pihlblad and Robert Guang Tian: Journal of Management Policy and Practice, 2012
"Blogometrics", by Franklin G. Mixon, Jr., and Kamal P. Upadhyaya: Eastern Economic Journal, 2010
"Out of New Orleans: Race, Class, and Researching the Katrina Diaspora", by Jerome E. Morris: Urban Education, 2008

Media Citations

"Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway faces a brutal mix of economic headwinds. It will capitalize on the chaos, 8 experts say.", Business Insider, April 6, 2023: Reporter: Theron Mohamed
"After two years of virtual meetings, Omaha prepares for return of Berkshire shareholders", Omaha World-Herald, April 30, 2022: Reporter: Dan Crisler
"We asked 7 experts what they're hoping Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will do this year. Here's what they told us.", Business Insider, February 2, 2021: Reporter: Theron Mohamed
"Warren Buffett at 90", Omaha World-Herald, August 23, 2020: Reporter: Henry Cordes
"What's behind Buffett's switch from book value to market value", Omaha World-Herald, May 4, 2019: Reporter: Henry Cordes
"Banking Burdens", WHO-TV, November 5, 2011: Reporter: Dan Winters
"Buying Berkshire's Buyback Plan", Omaha World-Herald, September 27, 2011: Reporter: Steve Jordon
"Iowa Suburbs' Political Views? Much Like They Are Here", Daily Herald, December 19, 2007: Reporter: David Beery
"Big Business in Blogging Economists", Los Angeles Times, November 23, 2006: Reporter: Alana Semuels; Also carried in Canton (OH) Repository, December 7, 2006; Also carried in Austin American-Statesman, December 10, 2006