ROSS JERNSTROM was a sportscaster in Omaha for 41 years, first at KETV and then WOWT. He is a UNL journalism graduate who started his career in Hastings but spent only a few months there. In October of 2024 Ross’s wife of 44 years Julie passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Ross talks about Julie and her impact on his life and those of many others. He also talks about his career and what it means to teach high school students now as advisor to the Omaha Westside journalism program. That too is Ross’s alma mater.
Recorded January 14, 2025
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CHRIS TOWNSEND Host and Producer, A's Cast
CHRIS TOWNSEND has been the host and producer of the
Athletics A’s Cast since 2019. He and others created a radio station online, where they do most of their broadcast work.Â
The team is moving to Las Vegas, with a three-year stop at Sacramento on the way.
In this conversation we talk about that move from Oakland, which caused considerable emotions from broadcasters and fans. We talk a lot about what he has learned in the last five years about how to deliver ‘radio’ in digital form.
Recorded January 13, 2025
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GRANT HANSEN, Walnut Media and Radio Voice of the Omaha Supernovas
GRANT HANSEN is the new radio voice of the Omaha Supernovas, the champions in the first year of the Pro Volleyball Federation. The club is back to defend its title in 2025. Grant is a Nebraska native who works at Walnut Media in Omaha, with a variety of play-by-play duties and he
helps oversee the company’s new podcast center, Performance Podcasts.
He can be found at @HansenNotHanson on X/Twitter
Recorded January 10, 2025
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DANNY BURKE, Stokastic and OddsShopper
DANNY BURKE is a content producer, writer and promoter for the betting and DFS subscription services Stokastic and
OddsShopper. He started his career out of the University of Nebraska at VSiN in Las Vegas and has worked in this space for about seven years. He’s a frequent guest on podcasts and radio shows around the country. He’s on Twitter/X:@dannyburke5
Recorded January 7, 2025
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ANDREW MARCHAND, The Athletic Senior Sports Media Columnist
ANDREW MARCHAND is Senior Sports Media Columnist for The Athletic, which is a New York Times property. His work and that of many of his colleagues appears in the NYT. He covered sports media for the New York Post and was a reporter for ESPN. Marchand is well known for breaking news in the sports media space. He is well-connected, hard-working and prolific. He also does work independently, including a podcast on his Substack at AndrewMarchand.com.
Recorded October 31, 2024
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