Mark Pearson (journalist)

Mark Robert Pearson (September 8, 1957 – June 3, 2012) was an American television and radio personality specializing in agriculture-related journalism.

[1] He also entered the United States Naval Reserves the following year, working as a Military Intelligence officer, eventually attaining the rank of lieutenant commander.

[1] He would also anchor IPT's coverage of the Iowa State Fair for more than a decade, taking over for Bill Riley, and would work as a public speaker, delivering talks to a wide range of organizations on agricultural themes.

Pearson and his family moved to East Peru, Iowa, in 1995, where they began a new grain and livestock farm, which grew into a substantial operation.

Mark Pearson died June 2, 2012, at a farm in rural Madison County, Iowa, the victim of an apparent heart attack.