Nebraska Lawmaker Pushes Big
LINCOLN – State Senator Megan Hunt introduced LB 231, a bill that would ban conversion therapy across the state of Nebraska.
Road to Omaha – Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Omaha, NE – On today’s episode of “Road to Omaha,” KVNO’s Brandon McDermott spoke with Oral Roberts head coach Ryan Folmar.
Stilian Kirov Conducts William Grant Still This Weekend
Omaha, NE—Omaha Symphony returns this weekend with a diverse repertoire. The orchestra welcomes back Bulgarian conductor and Music Director of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Stilian Kirov. The concert will feature mostly American composers, including Eric Ewazen, Walter Piston, and William Grant Still, but also Haydn.
Friday Faculty Focus: Sajda Qureshi
By Brandon McDermott
Omaha, NE – Time now for Friday Faculty Focus with KVNO’s Brandon McDermott. This week, McDermott speaks with Graduate Program Chair and Professor at the College of Information, Science and Technology at UNO, Dr. Sadja Qureshi.
Read MoreShakespeare Continues with ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—As ‘King Lear’s’ storm dissipates, Nebraska Shakespeare is preparing for its next Shakespeare on the Green performance starting this Thursday, June 29, ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor.’ Each year, the company performs one tragedy, and one comedy, one in a traditional setting, and one non-traditional.
Friday Faculty Focus: Julie Delkamiller
By Brandon McDermott
Omaha, NE – This week on Friday Faculty Focus, KVNO report Brandon McDermott speaks with Dr. Julie Delkamiller, associate professor of special education communication disorders in the College of Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Read MoreShakespeare on the Green Returns
By Corbin Hirschhorn
“Working on it, it’s a whale of a good time,” Vincent Carlson-Brown said. “Lots of fights, lots of beautiful language. These characters are extreme, and they’re fascinating. They’re interesting to peel off all the layers and really uncover and discover who these characters are. It’s fascinating process.”
Read MoreClassic ’70s Tunes Come to Omaha Coummunity Playhouse
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Starting June 15, the Omaha Community Playhouse will be showing Girls Like Us: The Music of Carole King, Carly Simon and Joni Mitchell. Singers, Laura Freeman, Beckie Menzie, and Marianne Murphy Orland will perform some of the pop icons’ greatest hits while taking a look at their lives.
Friday Faculty Focus: Dustin White
By Brandon McDermott
Omaha, NE – On this week’s Friday Faculty Focus, KVNO reporter Brandon McDermott speaks with Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Dr. Dustin White. They discuss White’s different approach to teaching economics to students.
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