KLIN’s Jane Monnich Retires After 45 Years
KLIN/Lincoln’s Jane Monnich ended a remarkable 45-year run as news anchor/reporter on February 20. Jane began her career as a news writer on April 1, 1975. She was told she wouldn’t be on air, but not too long after, Jane alongside Ron Dean, became the first female/male morning show on KLIN from 1976-1978. During Thursday’s…… Continue Reading
Froggy 98 in Lincoln Raises Record Amount for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Froggy 98 raised a record $93,361 during its 17th annual St. Jude Country Cares Radiothon earlier in February benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. During the two-day event, students from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln’s Tri Delta sorority answered hundreds of calls coming in from listeners wishing to make donations. Eleven-year-old Kate, now in…… Continue Reading
NRG Omaha Welcomes Chi to KOPW and KQKQ
NRG Omaha welcomes Chi to to Sweet 98.5 and Power 106.9 beginning today – February 17, 2020. Chi will host the afternoon show on Sweet 98.5 (KQKQ-FM) and will be the Music Director for sister station Power 106.9 (KOPW-FM) and also be on-air for Power 106.9 from 1-3pm. Chi is a thirteen-year Nebraska radio veteran…… Continue Reading
Omaha’s KQKQ-FM Collects 98.5 Miles of Toilet Paper
Omaha’s KQKQ-FM teamed up with Omaha’s Open Door Mission to collect toilet paper for local shelters. The newly launched morning show Nikki & Laura sat on a porcelain throne outside the studios in snow and 20-degree temperatures, until 98.5 miles of toilet paper was collected. That’s 1,709 rolls. Now that’s a creative idea! Nikki Oswald…… Continue Reading
Wausau/Stevens Point Plunges for Wisconsin Special Olympics
Wausau/Stevens Point staff teamed up with the Wisconsin Special Olympics for the Polar Plunge! The team was Freezin’ For A Reason as 218 people jumped into icy water to raise around $65,000 for special Olympic Athletes of Wisconsin. Check out the awesome video from the Wisconsin Rapids Polar Plunge! 2020 Polar Plunge Video We had…… Continue Reading
1620 The Zone Morning Show Named in Top 20
1620 The Zone (KOZN Omaha) morning show “Severe and Benning” with Mike’l Severe (right) and Damon Benning (left) garnered a Top 20 (Number 19) National Ranking for Mid Market Morning Show of the Year in the latest listings compiled by Barrett Sports Media. Now in its debut season, Severe and Benning continue to lead the…… Continue Reading
Lincoln’s Froggy98 Teams Up for 9th Annual Warm Winter Wish
Froggy98 and WOW FM recently teamed with Bryant Air Conditioning, Plumbing, Heating & Electrical for the 9th Annual Warm Winter Wish, where listeners submitted nominations of individuals in need of a new furnace. The entire morning show of Gary, Nelson, and Johanna surprised the Froggy98 winner in his home. Bob, a Vietnam veteran, was nominated…… Continue Reading
Kyle Matthews, Lincoln Music Director Nominated for CRS Small Market Music Director of the Year
Kyle Matthews, Lincoln’s Music Director has been nominated for the CRS Small Market Music Director of the Year!!! Kyle is the only Music Director in Lincoln to be nominated and only one of 10 for markets our size throughout the country. This nomination speaks volumes for his connections and relationships with Nashville and the music…… Continue Reading
An Open Letter from Mary Quass, NRG President & CEO
At NRG Media there IS a reason our logo brands us as Great Local Radio – because that IS what we do, and IS the reason we are in business. I was fortunate enough to start my radio career many years ago at a local radio station where I learned how important a radio…… Continue Reading
Winter Storm Coverage in Central Nebraska
Mark Reid, Operations Manager for NRG Media in Kearney – and also a part-time weather anchor for NTV – took to Twitter to add a visual follow-up to the aftermath of a winter storm that dropped over a foot of snow on parts of central Nebraska this past Sunday. As of today (Monday), portions…… Continue Reading