In 2019 I took note of a longtime columnist in southwestern Iowa who was hanging it up after seven decades, at the age of 100. Evelyn Birkby died Sunday.
The UI has a collection of old photos and columns. UI Press’ entry about her says she was “a writer and broadcaster for KMA Radio and Kitchen-Klatter, part of the longest-running homemaker program in the history of radio.” The Shenandoah radio station’s obituary calls her “the last of the great KMA radio homemakers.” See also this story.
At the time of her death, Birkby’s columns covered 40% of Iowa’s time as a state.