KRNU Campus Voices

On this episode of Campus Voices, Nolan Rachiele interviews Dawson Iasillo about her experience in Dan Osborn's senate race. She worked on the campaign, organizing events, managing social media, and interacting with the student newspaper. She details the impact of young adults on politics.

Lucy Mendez talked to Sasha Dobson, Lecturer at the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts and Education Outreach Manager at the Lied Center about theatre, acting and the William H. Thompson and Honors Program at UNL.

Kyler Adams is joined by Brenden Evers to discuss being a Resident Assistant . They chat about what an RA is, what an RA isn't, how they plan events.

Jenesi Reppert discusses majoring in art, stereotypes involved and finding a job after college with Professor Byron Anway from the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. 

Ellie Volk interviewed Julie Uribe, an Emmy Award-winning producer and former television executive. Uribe currently teaches at the College of Business and at the College of Engineering, using the applied improv approach to teach soft skills. They discussed Hollywood and the importance of learning about theatre in college.

On Campus Voices, we dive into the world of college sports journalism with the assistant sports editor of the Daily Nebraskan, Anthony Rubek. From covering game-day highlights to navigating the challenges of balancing objectivity with school spirit, our guest shares insights into what it takes to report on the University of Nebraska's athletic programs. We discuss his favorite stories, the evoluti...

Bennett Woody met with Jason Manzitto, a senior Music Education major at UNL, to discuss student leadership. Jason has taken on several leadership roles in college including serving as a Drum Major for the Cornhusker Marching Band and as the Midwest District President of Kappa Kappa Psi, an honorary band fraternity. They discuss his responsibilities as Midwest District President and his advice for...

Lincoln's Star City Pride events are being held June 7-8 in downtown Lincoln. Providing details on UNL's involvement in the weekend and on the broader concept of pride are Zac Franzen, Programming Committee chair for the UNL Chancellor's Commission on Gender and Sexual Identities, and Pat Tetreault, Director of UNL's Gender and Sexuality Center.

A self-professed grammar and book geek, Pam Ungashick has spent a lifetime in love with words. After graduating with a degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she built a successful career as a journalist and corporate communications executive in Wyoming, Nebraska, and Missouri. Now retired, she has turned her attention to writing fiction novels. Her debut, Somebody Knows , r...

Todd Purdum, who covered the Clinton White House for The New York Times , and Mike McCurry, who served as press secretary for President Clinton presented the 2024 Seline Lecture in the UNL College of Journalism & Mass Communications on Thursday, April 25. While on campus, they sat down with 90.3 KRNU's Barney McCoy to discuss their careers at the intersection of politics and journalism.

Charlie Arnot is founder and CEO of Look East and founder of the Center for Food Integrity. A 1986 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism & Mass Communications, Arnot started his career in radio at KLIN radio in Lincoln before moving into video and film, where he worked on documentaries like Michael Moore's “Roger and Me.” While working in film production, Arnot's...

Lynsey Addario is an American photojournalist who has been covering humanitarian crises for The New York Times and National Geographic for more than two decades. Addario has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Lebanon, Darfur, South Sudan, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Syria, and Ukraine. American Photo Magazine named Addario as one of the five most influential photo...

Kent Pavelka has been the radio voice of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln men’s basketball team for nearly forty years, calling over 1,000 play-by-play broadcasts. KRNU’s ArianaJoy Cobler visited with Pavelka about his career for an episode of KRNU’s Campus Voices public affairs show. 

Guests Dr. Marco Barker, Vice-Chancellor, UNL Office of Diversity & Inclusion and Germán Ávila, a program coordinator in the Office of Diversity & Inclusion, discuss plans for this year's celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Included at the end of the program are Dr. King's closing remarks from an appearance in Lincoln in December of 1964 when he addressed a gathering o...

Ongoing advancements in generative artificial intelligence (AI) present both opportunities and challenges for journalists and academics, among others. Matt Waite, a Professor of Practice in the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications, taught a course in the fall semester of 2023 to examine the various ways AI is (and should be) used in media and education. He visited with KRNU's Campus V...

Brigadier General Craig Strong is the 34th Adjutant General of the Nebraska Military Department, which includes the Air National Guard, Army National Guard and the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency. A fifth-generation Nebraskan whose military service spans nearly 40 years, Gen. Strong holds three degrees from the University of Nebraska. He served several tours overseas including two in Iraq bef...

December 1, 2023, is the 35th recognition of World AIDS Day. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is planning an interdisciplinary event that afternoon featuring music from the World AIDS Day Quilt Songbook performed by musicians from UNL's Glenn Korff School of Music, a presentation by UNMC researcher Dr. Benson Edagwa, a panel from the original NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on display, local r...

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism & Mass Communications welcomed Adrian Whitsett, a 2008 bachelor's of journalism and bachelor's of philosophy graduate, as one of UNL's Distinguished Alumni at the Multicultural Homecoming events Oct. 26 - Oct. 28, 2023. Multicultural Homecoming is hosted by the Chancellor's Commission on the Status of People of Color, the Jackie Gaughan...

Brittany Jones-Cooper is a freelance writer, journalist, host and lifestyle reporter based in New York City with more than 15 years of experience working in television, digital media and podcasting. A native of Omaha, she is a 2008 Broadcasting graduate of the UNL College of Journalism & Mass Communications. After graduation from UNL, she spent a few months as a local reporter at KETV in Omaha...

Tia Newcomer is the Chief Executive Officer for CaringBridge, a charitable organization based in Minnesota which allows people facing various medical conditions and their family and friends to communicate. Her career has spanned both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors and includes experience in healthcare, technology and consumer packaged goods. She is a 1995 graduate of the UNL College of Journ...

Emily Doskow is the Chief Marketing Officer for Leo Burnett, based in Chicago, where she leads new business and growth efforts for the agency's U.S. operations. She is a 2002 graduate of the UNL College of Journalism & Mass Communications where she majored in Advertising and Public Relations. She was recently selected as one of Ad Age's Leading Women of 2023. She spoke with Campus Voices as pa...

Juan Perez, Jr., is the education reporter for Politico , based in Washington D.C. He is a 2009 graduate of the UNL College of Journalism & Mass Communications where he majored in Journalism. He worked for The Omaha World-Herald and The Chicago Tribune before moving to Politico in 2019. He spoke with Campus Voices as part of a series on the future of the media and communications industries.  

Dionne Searcey won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting as part of a team for The New York Times . She is the author of the book "In Pursuit of Disobedient Women" and formerly worked as a U.S. politics reporter and the West Africa bureau chief covering stories in 25 countries in West and Central Africa. She is a 1993 graduate of the UNL College of Journalism & Mass Communication...

Josh Planos, APR, is the Vice President of Communications & Public Relations for the Better Business Bureau. He serves as the spokesperson of BBB’s International Investigations Initiative, and oversees and executes all internal and external communication efforts. His writing has been published by FiveThirtyEight, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, among other...

Dr. Ronnie D. Green is the 20th Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he oversees an enrollment of over 25,000 students and 6,000 faculty and staff.   Green previously led the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (since 2010), and served as interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the university's highest academic office, from 2015 to 2016.   A...