Mike Pearson To Succeed Father On “Market to Market”

Iowa Public Television announced that Grinnell, IA, businessman and farmer Mike Pearson will follow in the footsteps of his father as the new host of Market to Market, the network’s weekly national agribusiness series.

Mike succeeds his father, Mark Pearson, who hosted the program for the past 20 years until his death last month. Market to Market’s original host, Chet Randolph, hosted the series for its first 17 years.

“Mike has substantial knowledge of farming and a keen understanding of rural issues.” said John Nichols, executive producer of the series. “For more than 37 years, Market to Market has reported on issues confronting rural America and provided expert analysis of major commodity markets that fuel the rural economy.”