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 “Focus on UNK.” The … [Read more...]
Myers embraces new opportunity, chance to grow Communication Department
By DAVID MUELLER UNK Communications KEARNEY – Ben Myers admits he is experiencing a slight culture shock after spending the last several years in South Carolina. Yet, he is enjoying his adjustment to the Midwest as UNK’s new Department of Communication chair. “The atmosphere is fantastic. There’s such camaraderie between instructors and students. I think the climate is great. I’ve been at plenty of other universities where the energy wasn’t quite the same,” Myers said. He previously … [Read more...]
Broadcast students Hanson, Stevenson win national award for KLPR sports talk show
KEARNEY – Two University of Nebraska at Kearney broadcasting students won a prestigious national award for their sports talk show. Andrew Hanson and Nick Stevenson won first place in the 2016 Intercollegiate Broadcasting Systems competition in the Best Sports Talk Program category. They were recognized for their show “A Work In Progress,” which airs Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. on campus radio station KLPR 91.1 FM. Hanson is a junior sports management major from Kearney. Stevenson is a … [Read more...]
KLPR talk show wins national college radio award
KEARNEY – A talk show on UNK radio station KLPR 91.1 FM was named the best in college radio at Saturday’s Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Golden Microphone Awards. The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s broadcast team of Bryce Dolan, John McDermott and Patrick Harris won first place in the Best Talk Program category for their show “The Solomon Grundy Double Power Hour.” McDermott is a senior elementary education/early childhood major from Merna, Harris is a business … [Read more...]
