Eve Schmoll Rubenstein
"As
a pioneer of the age of working women, Eve worked in a nontraditional
field
for women during the early days of TV... She is a legend of her
own time."
—Dennis and Edwina O'Farrell, 1992
Eve
Schmoll Rubenstein, a pioneer in Iowa broadcasting, was born, raised,
and educated in Fort Dodge. In 1930, she married Charles Rubenstein.
When he died suddenly in 1953, she began her career in broadcasting
at station KVFD-radio in Fort Dodge. The following year she was
named to the national Board of American Women in Radio and Television
(AWRT). In 1960, she helped to organize the Hawkeye Chapter of
the AWRT and in 1969 was named manager of the KVFD-TV. In 1970,
she was a delegate to the International Convention of American
Women in Radio and Television in London, where she interviewed
the Lord Mayor of London and later the Mayor of Berlin. In 1971,
she won the prestigious New York Frany Award for First in Fashion
Coverage. By 1972, she had been on the air for 19 years and logged
more time on television than any woman in the nation. In 1988,
she was named Fort Dodge's "Most Respected Citizen." Rubenstein
has served on numerous boards and foundations, including the Catholic
Daughters of America, the Webster County Board of
Health, and the North Central Alcoholism Research Foundation.
She was the first woman president of the Blanden Memorial Art
Museum. She is also a permanent member of the lecture staff at
the Substance Abuse Recovery Center of Trinity Regional Hospital
and is also a lifetime honorary member of the Des Moines Advertising
Club. She was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in
1992.
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