Watch the Media with John Shrader

GARY SHARP is a former talk show host at 1620 The Zone in Omaha. He’s the voice of Omaha men’s basketball and has anumber of other play-by-play gigs as well.  In this conversation we talk about this new phase of his professionallife, the sports talk business and covering Huskers sports.
Recorded September 25, 2026
THE SHOW:
Features interviews with sports media people from around the country, regionally and in Nebraska.
John Shrader is an Emmy-award winning sportsbroadcaster and journalist who teaches Sports Media and Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
His career includes more than 30 years in San Francisco, 15 years at KNBR Radio, the home of the Giants and the 49ers. He was the voice of the San Jose Earthquakes on radio and TV for 15 years; and spent about a decade as voice of San Jose State football and basketball. He was the primary 49ers reporter for KNBR for most of those 15 years.
John is a free-lance writer for Soccer America and hosts and produces the weekly Soccer Media Podcast.
For more information and inquiries aboutJohn's free lance work, go to www.ShraderMedia.com.

AUSTIN OERMAN is in his fourth year at 93.7 The Ticket in Lincoln, the city's only all-sports radio outlet. Austin co-hosts “Old School” with Jay Foreman 9-Noon weekdays. He’s a Lincoln native and UNL graduate who does a number of other things at the radio station as well. We talk about what he does, how and why, and of course coverage of the Huskers and other sports of interest.
Recorded September 16, 2026
THE SHOW:
Features interviews with sports media people from around the country, regionally and in Nebraska.
John Shrader is an Emmy-award winning sportsbroadcaster and journalist who teaches Sports Media and Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
His career includes more than 30 years in San Francisco, 15 years at KNBR Radio, the home of the Giants and the 49ers. He was the voice of the San Jose Earthquakes on radio and TV for 15 years; and spent about a decade as voice of San Jose State football and basketball. He was the primary 49ers reporter for KNBR for most of those 15 years.
John is a free-lance writer for Soccer America and hosts and produces the weekly Soccer Media Podcast.
For more information and inquiries about John's free lance work, go to www.ShraderMedia.com.

NICK HANDLEY and GRANT HANSEN are the hosts of the Handley and Hansen show (2-6 p.m. weekdays) on Walnut Media radio station 590 WOW.  The home of Huskers sports inOmaha paired the veteran Handley and the relative newcomer Hansen together in late July 2026.  Handley is one of the voices of Nebraska baseball and Hansen is the voice of Omaha Supernovas volleyball.  They talk with us about theprogram, their pairing, the style of the show and much more.
Recorded September 2, 2026
THE SHOW:
Features interviews with sports media people from around the country, regionally and in Nebraska.
John Shrader is an Emmy-award winning sportsbroadcaster and journalist who teaches Sports Media and Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
His career includes more than 30 years in San Francisco, 15 years at KNBR Radio, the home of the Giants and the 49ers. He was the voice of the San Jose Earthquakes on radio andTV for 15 years; and spent about a decade as voice of San Jose State football and basketball. He was the primary 49ers reporter for KNBR for most of those 15 years.
John is a free-lance writer for Soccer America and hosts and produces the weekly Soccer Media Podcast.
For more information and inquiries about John's free lance work, go to www.ShraderMedia.com.

CONNOR HAPPER is the morning host of the sports radioshow “Happer and Schaefer” on 1620 The Zone in Omaha.  Happer has been at the station since 2022, and took over the morning show in early 2026. He and Schaefer had done someradio together at 93.7 The Ticket in Omaha. Happer is an Omaha native, who went to school at UNL. He is the PA voice of Huskers Women’s Basketball and does on site work with Creighton University.
THE SHOW:
Features interviews with sports media people from around the country, regionally and in Nebraska.
John Shrader is an Emmy-award winning sports broadcaster and journalist who teaches Sports Media and Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
His career includes more than 30 years in San Francisco, 15 years at KNBR Radio, the home of the Giants and the 49ers. He was the voice of the San Jose Earthquakes on radio andTV for 15 years; and spent about a decade as voice of San Jose State football and basketball. He was the primary 49ers reporter for KNBR for most of those 15 years.
John is a free-lance writer for Soccer America and hosts and produces the weekly Soccer Media Podcast.
For more information and inquiries about John's free lance work, go to www.ShraderMedia.com.

GEOFF EXSTROM is the Director of Communications, Media and Broadcasting for the Major League Volleyball (MLV)team Omaha Supernovas. The team, which plays in the CHI Health Center, is a former MLV champion and has been in the finals twice in its three-year existence. In this conversation we talk about John Cook, one of the team’s owners and its general manager, the new coach Chris McGown, Omaha’s status as a two-team pro volleyball city, and much more.
Recorded August 14, 2026
THE SHOW:
Features interviews with sports media people from around the country, regionally and in Nebraska.
John Shrader is an Emmy-award winning sportsbroadcaster and journalist who teaches Sports Media and Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
His career includes more than 30 years in San Francisco, 15 years at KNBR Radio, the home of the Giants and the 49ers. He was the voice of the San Jose Earthquakes on radio and TV for 15 years; and spent about a decade as voice of San Jose State football and basketball. He was the primary 49ers reporter for KNBR for most of those 15 years.
John is a free-lance writer for Soccer America and hosts and produces the weekly Soccer Media Podcast.
For more information and inquiries about John's free-lance work, go to www.ShraderMedia.com.