By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When Austin Jacobsen first attended the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) College Media Awards in 2018, he was thrilled to even be nominated. “Now, the students in our program have an expectation to go to New York City every year and to win awards,” said Jacobsen, sports director at the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus radio station, KLPR 91.1 FM. The sports communication and exercise science major … [Read more...] about Austin Jacobsen wins national broadcasting award; UNK makes finals in 5 categories
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UNK homecoming king Jacob Roth rules airwaves as sports broadcaster
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Jacob Roth was just a few weeks into his first semester at the University of Nebraska at Kearney when he got the opportunity to announce a Loper football game for the campus radio station, KLPR 91.1 FM. “It didn’t go very well,” he said with a laugh. Roth realized pretty quickly that his broadcasting skills needed some work, but he also recognized UNK’s sports communication program would help him reach his career goal … [Read more...] about UNK homecoming king Jacob Roth rules airwaves as sports broadcaster
UNK student sportscasters Jacobsen, Jones earn national recognition for work on KLPR
UNK students Austin Jacobsen, left, and Evan Jones are finalists in the best football play-by-play and best sports pregame/postgame show categories of the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System College Media Awards. Jacobsen and Jones broadcast Loper football games for KLPR 91.1 FM and host the “UNK Gameday” pregame show. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications) By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Clichés are common in the sports world. Defense wins … [Read more...] about UNK student sportscasters Jacobsen, Jones earn national recognition for work on KLPR
UNK students named finalists for broadcasting College Media Awards
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney will be well-represented at this year’s Intercollegiate Broadcasting System College Media Awards in New York City. UNK students are finalists in four categories in the annual competition, which includes campus radio stations from across the country. “The fact that we have finalists in so many categories speaks to how talented the students in this program are,” said Ford Clark, a senior … [Read more...] about UNK students named finalists for broadcasting College Media Awards
Broadcast students Troyer, Sadd, Hanson win regional awards
KEARNEY – Three University of Nebraska at Kearney students received recognition and won awards at the Midwest Journalism Conference March 31-April 1 in Minneapolis. The UNK Department of Communication and 91.1 KLPR announced winners from the conference, which is hosted by the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Elise Troyer, a senior multimedia communication major from Lincoln, won an Eric Sevareid Award of Merit in the soft news category for her audio piece … [Read more...] about Broadcast students Troyer, Sadd, Hanson win regional awards
