[1][3] As a child, Acker watched movies starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, and Ginger Rogers and decided to become a dancer.

She soon met and developed a working partnership with Charlie Cinnamon, a press agent and prominent figure in South Florida's theater community.

[2] Acker hosted a series of talk and interview shows focusing of the arts in South Florida for more than 32 years.

Her talk-show career began at WLRN-TV in Miami when a WLRN station executive asked inquired if she would be interested in hosting a show on the local arts.

[1][2] Guests on her one-on-one format show included Theodore Bikel, Phyllis Diller, Estelle Getty, Valerie Harper, Hal Linden, Chita Rivera, Edward Villella, and Pia Zadora.

[2] On Stage With Iris Acker aired on WLRN for 11 years before moving to WXEL-TV in West Palm Beach.

[1] From 2013 to 2018, her show, which she continued to helm as part of a multihost interview panel format under the new name Spotlight on the Arts, moved to BECON-TV.

"[1] Acker served as a judge for the Carbonell Awards, which honors productions and talent in South Florida's regional theater.