Message to Our Members
For seven decades, Nebraska Public Media has steadily served as the cornerstone of our state's rich cultural, educational and civic life.
As we mark this milestone, it’s important to recognize the diverse support that sustains our work, the breadth of services we provide, and how we serve both rural and urban populations in new and innovative ways.
Public media is often associated with federal funding, but Nebraska Public Media is distinct in its ability to garner support from a variety of sources. We are fortunate to have a broad base of federal, state and university support.
At the heart of Nebraska Public Media is our dedicated community of members. Whether it's a donation from a rural town in the Sandhills, or Lincoln or Omaha, contributions from loyal viewers, listeners, members and business partners ensure that we remain a truly independent voice, serving all audiences – and firmly focused on the needs of the public.
Nebraska’s sprawling rural communities and bustling urban centers can present challenges when it comes to delivering consistent and high-quality media services. We are committed to bridging any gaps and serving as a lifeline in times of crisis, like the 2019 flooding and blizzard, or public health emergencies like the pandemic.
We are committed to being a trusted resource for news and information, so that every Nebraskan, no matter where they live, has access to up-to-the-minute information when it matters most.
Increasingly digital-savvy audiences are accessing new technologies, and we are serving them with online streaming, social media engagement and interactive tools. With on-demand access to news, documentaries, educational and cultural programs, we are keeping Nebraskans connected and informed wherever they are.
The road ahead is filled with opportunities, but also challenges. Your support is an investment in the future of our state – arts, education, unbiased journalism and the shared values that make Nebraska such a great place to live.
The future is bright, and with the support of our dedicated community of members, Nebraska Public Media will continue to be an indispensable resource for all Nebraskans.
Stacey Decker General Manager & CEO
ON THE COVER
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
ALL-NEW SEASON 5
Premieres Sunday, Jan. 12 8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media & PBS Passport
The creatures, the capers, the kindness and the cozy are on the way. Don’t miss the new season that’s sure to have you in stitches and in tears!
STORIES FROM THE STATEHOUSE
Reports from Fred Knapp on Morning Edition & All Things Considered
NebraskaPublicMedia.org/capitol
Nebraska Public Media app
Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 8
We tested Spanish closed-captioning during last summer’s special session.
Making Capitol Conversations Accessible
Beginning this session, Nebraska Public Media is expanding public access to legislative floor debate and committee hearings by offering closed captioning in Spanish, as well as in English. The addition is a result of Legislative Bill 254.
Powered by artificial intelligence, new technology integrates closed captioning and real-time translation, providing nearly 100 percent accuracy. It transforms a resource-intensive process into an efficient, automated solution to document local government. Mark Weakly, chief engineer for government services, spearheaded the project, completing it well ahead of the legislative deadline.
“The system does a phenomenal job of interpreting speech patterns, including things like accents, hesitations, pacing and variations in how people speak. We’ve trained it to be specific to legislative proceedings with a goal of reaching a wider viewing audience,” said Weakly.
Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 7 & 8:30 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media Hugh Bonneville from Downton Abbey hosts the concert with the Vienna Philharmonic, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss.
Great Performances: From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2025
Experience the beloved concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein.
Great Performances: From Vienna >>
Connects: Parkinson’s Nebraska POV: Who I Am Not A South African beauty queen faces an identity crisis when she discovers she’s genetically male.
Washington Week with The Atlantic PBS Arts Talk 1 2 3
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
The expansive beauty of Utah
America ReFramed: The Area African American families displaced in Chicago
Kitchen Queens: New Orleans
Lucy Worsley’s Holmes vs. Doyle (Pt. 2) Doyle distances himself from Sherlock.
Kitchen Queens: New Orleans
Ellie’s Real Good Food
The Chaperone on Masterpiece Elizabeth McGovern from Downton Abbey chaperones a schoolgirl.
America’s Dairyland: At the Crossroads Changes in Wisconsin
Country’s Legendary Duets The greatest country music duet performers of all time
Lucy Worsley’s Holmes vs. Doyle (Pt. 3) Investigating the return of Sherlock
60s and 70s Soul Celebration The legends of 60s and 70s soul music return to perform their biggest hits. >>
Independent Lens: Dallas, 2019 (Ep. 3) Three spirits with longstanding Texas roots struggle with their place in the world. >>
Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name The legendary performers look back at their decades-long careers and ongoing friendship.
NATURE: A enborough and the Sea Dragon
The discovery of a fearsome fish lizard
Finding Your Roots: The Brick Wall Falls Danielle Brooks and Dionne Warwick
Antiques Roadshow: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Hour 1) Spider-Man cover art
Antiques Roadshow: Filoli (Hour 1) A 1928 English sterling silver horse
Rust (6 p.m.) Breaking the chains of poverty Local, USA
POV Shorts: Until He’s Back
America’s Test Kitchen Kitchen Queens: New Orleans
Finding Your Roots: Larger Than Life Actors
Lea Salonga and Amanda Seyfried
Big Red Wrap-Up Bowl Game Special Our experts breakdown the Husker bowl game.
Stories From the Stage
Lucy Worsley Investigates: Jack the Ripper A psychotic killer and his tragic victims
Aging Ma ers: Women Unseen
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television Kitchen Queens: New Orleans Yoga in Practice
Aging Ma ers: Aging with Pride
Classical Stretch: By Essentrics
Carole King and James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name Sunday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
Explore the 50-year friendship between the two influential and award-winning singer/songwriters.
>> Great Performances: From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2025 (continues)
This Old House Renovations
>> The Chaperone on Masterpiece (continues)
This Old House Appliances
BBC News
ReFramed: The Area
Tom Lehrer - Live in Copenhagen 1967 Songs that entertained and enlightened millions
Ask This Old House Paver patio
ICT Newscast
>> 60s and 70s Soul Celebration (continues)
>> Independent Lens: Dallas, 2019 - Ep. 3 (continues)
News
Lucy Worsley’s Holmes vs. Doyle (Pt. 1)
Roy Orbison Forever The e ortlessly cool, five-time Grammy-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Famer
America ReFramed: The Area African American families displaced in Chicago Independent Lens: Dallas, 2019 (Ep. 1)
Vienna Blood (Ep. 1) Oskar needs Max’s help to identify a high-powered traitor.
POV: Who I Am Not A South African beauty queen faces an identity crisis.
POV: Fruits of Labor A Mexican American teenager dreams of going to college. NATURE: Attenborough and the Sea Dragon Employment Ma ers
Doc Martin The Portwenn surgery has reopened.
PBS News Hour
FRONTLINE Maui’s Deadly Firestorm The missed warnings and chaotic response.
PBS News Hour
This Old House Foundations
DW The Day
Breaking the chains of poverty BBC News
Big Red Wrap-Up Bowl Game Special Our experts breakdown the Husker bowl game.
DW The Day
BBC News
Determined: Fighting Alzheimer’s
NATURE: A enborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster Unearthing a giant Jurassic fossil
World According to Polka
With friends, laughter, food and a whole lot of dancing, an Ohio-based band takes you on the road to learn about the rich history and lively culture of polka.
NOVA: Black Hole Apocalypse A voyage to the frontiers of black hole science
Nebraska Women’s Basketball: Michigan State vs. Nebraska Live coverage from Pinnacle Bank Arena
Ireland’s Wild Coast One of the most spectacular coastlines in the world
Big Red Wrap-Up Bowl Game Special Our experts breakdown the Husker bowl game.
America ReFramed: The Place That Makes Us A quintessential postindustrial American city POV Shorts: Jardines
Live Sporting Event To Be Announced
Washington Week with The Atlantic
RHD: Hidden Diagnosis
Lucy Worsley Investigates Jack the Ripper
Lucy Worsley Investigates: Jack the Ripper A psychotic killer and his tragic victims As Time Goes By Keeping Up Appearances
POV: I Didn’t See You There A disabled filmmaker launches into a meditative journey.
Dreams of Glory: The World of Women’s Sumo
Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece (Ep. 1) Eliza must prove herself again.
NATURE: A enborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster Unearthing a giant fossil
Antiques Roadshow: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Hour 2) Ice cream display
Heard (6 p.m.) Violence in public housing
America’s
POV Shorts: Passage
All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece (Ep. 1) A medical scare keeps James grounded.
Finding Your Roots: Larger Than Life Lea Salonga and Amanda Seyfried
Finding Your Roots: La Famiglia Talk show host Joy Behar and actor Michael Imperioli
Secrets of the Dead: Abandoning the Titanic Finding the captain of a ‘mystery ship’
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television
Kitchen Queens: New Orleans
Antiques Roadshow: Filoli (Hour 2) Golden state jewelry treasures shine
Local, USA
Stories From the Stage
Lucy Worsley Investigates: William the Conqueror Hidden clues about the conquest
When Disaster Strikes Bravery a er Cyclone Idai strikes Mozambique
Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire The Best of the Joy of Painting
Britain by the Book
Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 9 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media Mel Giedroyc from The Great British Baking Show and Martin Clunes from Doc Martin explore iconic locations made famous by Britain’s favorite books and films.
Secrets of the Dead: Abandoning the Titanic
PBS News Hour
Britain By the Book Mel Giedroyc takes a travel adventure with a literary twist.
PBS News Hour
Playing Like a Girl: The House That Rob Built A coach who built a “house” of inclusion
This Old House Stone veneer
DW The Day BBC News
Shorts: Boom and Bust
This Old House Flitch beam
DW The Day America ReFramed: The Place That Makes Us BBC News
Ask This Old House
PBS News Hour ICT Newscast
BBC News
Lucy Worsley Investigates
Sherlock on Masterpiece: A Study in Pink An unidentified woman dressed all in pink is murdered.
A French Village The German occupation of France
The World According to Polka (Pt. 1)
Austin City Limits: Norah Jones
America ReFramed: The Place That Makes Us
Vienna Blood (Ep. 2) Murder in the world of underground gambling
Independent Lens: Minted Artists gain global recognition a er embracing NFTs.
Independent Lens: Razing Liberty Square One of the oldest segregated public housing projects in Miami
Ma ers Too
A enborough
Doc Martin Doc runs into a patient who su ered from delusions.
PBS News Hour
Britain By the Book Mel Giedroyc takes a travel adventure with a literary twist.
PBS News Hour
Rosendo’s Travelscope
This Old House Chimney
The Day
This Old House Double hung windows
DW The Day
News
Black Hole Apocalypse
NATURE: Patrick and the Whale A scientist travels the globe to dive with whales
Journey to America
Co-host Newt Gingrich shares inspiring immigrant stories about entrepreneurs and everyday Americans who came to the U.S. and excelled.
NOVA: Black Hole Universe A mind-blowing discovery about the origins of life on Earth
Understanding Tourism Independent Lens: Without Arrows
How Saba Kept Singing A musician survives the horrors of Auschwitz.
The Death of Zygielbojm A protest against the world’s inaction to stop the Holocaust. >>
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America: An America ReFramed Special The fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist
POV Shorts: Recorded Memory
Washington Week with The Atlantic
PBS Arts Talk
Lucy Worsley Investigates: The Witch Hunts
Journey to America: With Newt and Callista Gingrich Inspiring immigrant stories >>
Lucy Worsley Investigates: William the Conqueror
Lucy Worsley Investigates: William the Conqueror Hidden clues about the conquest
POV: Eat Your Catfish
Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece (Ep. 2) The chair of the Guild of Private Detectives turns up dead.
NATURE: Patrick and the Whale A man dives with whales to learn about them.
As Time Goes By Keeping Up Appearances
POV Shorts: Passage
All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece (Ep. 2) James needs a crash course in fatherhood.
Finding Your Roots: La Famiglia Joy Behar and Michael Imperioli
Antiques Roadshow: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Hour 3)
Independent Lens: The Big Payback (6 p.m.)
The 89th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Finding Your Roots: Stranger Than Fiction Novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove
Secrets of the Dead: Death in Britannia A skeleton dating to the Roman occupation of Britain
Kimball’s
Antiques Roadshow: Filoli (Hour 3) A vintage LGBTQ+ t-shirt collection
Local, USA
Stories From the Stage
Lucy Worsley Investigates: The Gunpowder Plot Radicals plot to blow up the Palace of Westminster.
When Disaster Strikes Drought in Somalia
champion grass dancer embraces his indigenous culture, moving home to South Dakota to protect his culture and heal from family tragedy.
Secrets of the Dead: Death in Britannia A skeleton dating to the Roman occupation
This Old House Framing
>> The Death of Zygielbojm and Discussion (continues)
Old House Thermal break
>> Journey to America (continues)
PBS News Hour
The Unforge able Augustus Post
This Old House
Sherlock on Masterpiece: The Blind Banker Mysterious symbols and murders lead to a secret Chinese crime syndicate.
The World According to Polka
City Limits: The Ave Brothers
A French Village The German occupation of France Fannie Lou Hamer’s America: An America ReFramed Special
Vienna Blood (Ep. 3) Max is in a coma and his survival is uncertain.
The Death of Zygielbojm and Discussion A Jewish man dies by suicide to protest the world’s inaction to stop the Holocaust.
Independent Lens: Without Arrows A champion grass dancer embraces indigenous culture. Doc Martin This Old House Skylight
PBS News Hour
FRONTLINE Trump’s Comeback Trump overcomes obstacles and opposition. This Old House Radiant floor heating
PBS News Hour
NATURE: Patrick and the Whale
News
Lens: The Big Payback
Black Hole
NATURE: Big Cats, Small World: Landlords Three big cat families raise their young.
Nebraska Focused: Building Our Future Future workforce needs and research
Big Cats, Small World
Wednesday, Jan. 22 – Landlords
Wednesday, Jan. 29 – Outlanders
7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media In a rare small world in Africa, three cat families raise their young and avoid each other.
Rick Steves Iceland The country’s majestic landscapes and hardy culture
The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special Reparations for African-Americans
NOVA: What Are UFOs? A er decades in the shadows, UFOs are being studied seriously.
Washington Week with The Atlantic
PBS Arts Talk
Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets London’s most extraordinary palaces
The Story of the D-Day Forecast: Three Days in June How weather affected the D-Day military invasion
POV: Winter’s Yearning A smelting plant in Greenland
Omaha Symphony in Concert A bride saves herself by recounting tales for 1,001 nights.
Lucy Worsley Investigates: The Gunpowder Plot
Lucy Worsley Investigates: The Gunpowder Plot Radicals plot to blow up the Palace of Westminster. As Time Goes By Keeping Up Appearances
POV: Unseen A blind, undocumented immigrant faces obstacles. Amache: An American Injustice
Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece (Ep. 3) A notorious serial killer is on the loose.
NATURE: Big Cats, Small World: Landlords Cat families in Africa
All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece (Ep.3) Everyone celebrates Jimmy’s Christening Day.
Finding Your Roots: Stranger Than Fiction Novelist Amy Tan and poet Rita Dove
Antiques Roadshow: Springs Preserve (Hour 1) A 1905 Louis C. Ti any enamel vase
Antiques Roadshow: Santa Fe’s Museum Hill (Hour 2 ) A 1960 Angel Botello oil painting
POV: Let the Little Light Shine A top-ranked, high-performing elementary school in a South Side Chicago neighborhood.
America’s
Finding Your Roots: Dreamers One and All Actor Sharon Stone & model Chrissy Teigen
Stories From the Stage
Great Migrations: A People on the Move (Pt. 1) The story of African American movement
Secrets of the Dead: World War Speed When Disaster Strikes A hurricanes strikes The Bahamas.
Kimball’s
Brown’s Places to Love Samantha Brown’s Places to Love
Rick Steves Iceland
Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
The famed travel guru takes you to Iceland’s majestic landscapes, explores the hardy culture, sees steaming volcanoes and goes whale watching.
Secrets of the Dead: World War Speed How amphetamines a ected World War II
PBS News Hour
This Old House Window repair
BBC News Amanpour & Co.
DW The Day BBC News
The Amish Dilemma A rare window into a conservative community
This Old House Composite deck
BBC News Amanpour & Co.
PBS News Hour DW The Day The Cost of Inheritance BBC News
Chopin Saved My Life The transformative power of music
PBS News Hour
Ask This Old House Renovations
Newscast
BBC News Amanpour & Co.
BBC News
Sherlock on Masterpiece: The Great Game A ba le of wits between Sherlock, John and a shadowy stranger
The World According to Polka
A French Village German occupation of France The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special Reparations for African Americans
Lucy Worsley’s Royal Photo Album
Austin City Limits: Mickey Guyton
POV: Unseen
Vienna Blood (Ep. 4) Oskar identifies suspects but can’t connect them to Mephisto.
The Death of Zygielbojm and Discussion A Jewish man dies by suicide to protest the world’s inaction to stop the Holocaust.
Leonardo da Vinci (Pt. 2) Leonardo designs fanciful flying machines.
Doc Martin Louisa is shocked when her father makes an unannounced visit.
PBS News Hour
Europe
Seeing Canada
Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein The Statue of Liberty
PBS News Hour
Steves’
This Old House Kitchen counters
DW The Day
NATURE: Big Cats, Small World
BBC News Amanpour & Co.
BBC News
This Old House Project completion
DW The Day
BBC News
Rosendo’s Travelscope Community First: A Home For the Homeless
Children in Crisis: The Story of CHIP
BBC News Amanpour & Co.
NOVA: What Are UFOs?
Resistance: They Fought Back
For years, the world believed Jews faced death like sheep to the slaughter during the Holocaust, but this story sheds light on a lost chapter in history.
NATURE: Big Cats, Small World: Outlanders Big Cats embark on a journey to parenthood.
NOVA: Extreme Airport Engineering Building the ultimate airport in New York
Older Workers, New Opportunities Resistance: They Fought Back The Jewish resistance to Nazi rule
Lidia’s Kitchen
Kaha:wi : The Cycle of Life
Beyond the Baton Omaha Symphony’s Thomas Wilkins
Resistance: They Fought Back Widespread Jewish resistance to the Nazis during the Holocaust >>
America ReFramed: Bring It Home Families at a crossroads a er the sudden closing of a GM auto plant POV Shorts: In Her Lane
POV: Liquor Store Dreams (6 p.m.)
Thomas Jefferson Ken Burns profiles one of the most admired figures in American history. >>
Independent Lens: Storming Caesars Palace A grassroots movement of mothers
Thomas Jefferson Life/Liberty: Our Sacred Honor
Friday, Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
While laying the foundations of a new government and country, his work was tragically interrupted by personal losses at his Monticello home.
BOWL GAME
Our Nebraska football experts breakdown the Husker bowl game against Boston College and look at what’s ahead for Matt Rhule’s team.
Tuesday, Jan. 7
7 p.m. CT on WORLD
10 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
A Familiar Voice
She was up before the sun as a past host of Morning Edition, and now Jackie Ourada is back in our radio studio as the new host of All Things Considered each afternoon.
“Jackie is a talented host and a trusted journalist. She brings a wealth of experience to the show and her excellent reporting skills will be valuable as our local team covers stories in communities across the state,” said Nebraska Public Media News Director Jay Omar.
Most recently, Ourada worked in communications at the Nebraska Secretary of State’s office.
did you know?
LISTEN
Weekdays 4-7 p.m. CT News/Classical Channel
All Things Considered debuted on May 3, 1971. Today, it is the most listened-to, a ernoon drive-time, news radio program in the country.
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SCHEHERAZADE
Watch on Television Friday, Jan. 24 8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
This orchestral work is inspired by the tales of The Arabian Nights in which the Sultan vows to take a new wife each night and have her executed the next morning. However, his bride Scheherazade saves herself by engaging the Sultan’s interest in tales that took 1,001 nights to recount. This recorded program is conducted by Ankush Kumar Bahl with mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor.
Jewish political activist Szmul Zygielbojm died by suicide in London in 1943 to protest against the world's inaction to stop the Holocaust. In this narrative film, his tragic story is the subject of reporting by a young British journalist played by English actor Jack Roth. Like most people, the reporter was unaware of the scale of the crimes against Jews.
Arthur Zygielbaum of Lincoln is Szmul's grandson. He joins Daniel Greene, adjunct professor of history at Northwestern University in Chicago and Nebraska Public Media's Nancy Finken for a conversation after the film.
FILM & DISCUSSION
THURSDAY, JAN. 16 8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
A Weekend to Reset & Recharge
America's Test Kitchen Celebrates 25 Years
Saturday, Jan. 4 11 a.m.
The food, science and kitchen ingenuity that cooked up success
Memory Makeover
With Daniel Amen, MD
Saturday, Jan. 4 12:30 p.m.
Foods, supplements and daily practices to supercharge your memory
Lucy Worsley Investigates
SEASON TWO
Tuesdays – Jan. 7, 14 & 21 8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
60s And 70s
Soul Celebration
Saturday, Jan. 4 7 p.m.
Music legends perform their biggest hits in this classic R&B and soul compilation.
Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name
Sunday, Jan. 5 7 p.m.
The singer-songwriters reflect on five decades of collaboration and friendship.
Young Forever
With Mark Hyman, MD
Sunday, Jan. 5 9 a.m.
Lifestyle and dietary changes to overcome the biological hallmarks of aging
Jan. 7
Jack the Ripper
A single case about a psychotic killer and his tragic victims transforms Britain’s understanding of poverty and gives birth to a new kind of sensationalist journalism.
Jan. 14
William the Conqueror
Nearly 1,000 years after William of Normandy’s invasion of England, hidden clues reveal the conquest was a profound national trauma erased from memory.
Jan. 21
The Gunpowder Plot
On November 5, 1605, a group of conspirators planned to blow up Palace of Westminster in a radical act of extremism.
Tuesdays beginning Jan. 7 7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media Henry Louis Gates, Jr. hosts 10 new episodes, guiding his guests as they turn pages in their book of life and reveal complex questions about identity.
ART & THE MACHINE
A LIVE RADIO THEATER EVENT INSPIRED BY
THURSDAY, JAN. 23 5:30 P.M. CT
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART 12TH & R STREETS | LINCOLN
Join us for a FREE live performance event and original radio theater production that merges human creativity with artificial intelligence – all inspired by the boundary-pushing artist and inventor and the recent PBS documentary.
Presented by Nebraska Public Media, Sheldon Museum of Art, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI at UNL) and the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at UNL. A Speculative Devices and Cohab Labs co-production.
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NebraskaPublicMedia.org/leonardo
Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 28
8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
This new series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., focuses on three dramatic migrations that profoundly shaped the African American experience and redefined what it means to be Black in this country.
My Family and Me
Our families help us understand who we are and how we fit into the big world around us.
Sharing family stories about your successes, challenges and history helps children build a greater sense of identity, self-confidence and emotional well-being. This self-awareness prepares children to handle all of life’s ups and downs.
Resources from PBS Parents are accessible anytime and anywhere. They are grounded in research that shows when parents are engaged, learning outcomes improve.
NEW YEAR. NEW DRAMA.
SEASON 4
Premieres Sunday, Jan. 5
9 p.m. CT
The gripping crime drama set in 1900s Vienna is back with a new four-part mystery.
BOTH ON NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA & PBS PASSPORT
SEASON 5
Premieres Sunday, Jan. 12
7 p.m. CT
The Duke is away, her agency is thriving and there’s a new Detective Inspector in town.
Wednesdays
8 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
Jan. 22
What are UFOs?
After highly publicized sightings of unidentified objects by Navy pilots, investigating UFOs moves out of the shadows and into the light.
Jan. 29
Extreme Airport Engineering
Elite designers, engineers and construction workers build the ultimate airport on the site of La Guardia, one of America’s busiest hubs.
Sherlock on Masterpiece SEASON ONE
Saturdays beginning Jan. 11
9 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
In the first of three episodes, an unidentified woman, dressed all in pink, turns up murdered in an abandoned building.
SHERLOCK HOLMES STALKS AGAIN IN A THRILLING CONTEMPORARY VERSION OF THE VICTORIAN-ERA WHODUNITS!
New Archivist Preserves, Protects Network History
Tucked away in Nebraska Public Media’s building is 70 years of history – thousands of photos, slides, videotape, videodiscs, film, audio recordings and documents.
Organizing, cataloging and preserving our collective past is the mission of Alexis Scargill, who worked as a television news producer in Boston before going to graduate school to become a media archivist.
In 2022, the network received a $1.7 million estate gift from an anonymous donor who was an avid viewer, especially programs about history, local documentaries and the arts. Conversations with the donor and family members led to an agreement to preserve the gift ’s principal amount and use investment earnings to support projects related to history.
“This gift is exceptionally meaningful. We are just understanding the value of our collection and how it can inspire future content for our viewers and listeners,” said Becca Jewell, director of major and planned giving.
Scargill and her team of student workers are deeply involved in the daunting, sometimes dusty task.
“So far, the new archivist has inventoried over 12,000 assets, assigning bar codes and making inventory lists to make tracking and retrieval easier. She also reorganized and cleaned the space to keep assets safe,” said Chief Content Officer Nancy Finken.
Scargill submitted three collections to the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, housed in the Library of Congress. It preserves the most significant public television and radio programs of the past 60 years, making them accessible on-line for research and educational purposes. Additionally, being part of the AAPB provides Nebraska Public Media with access to a cataloging system that will make it easier to search and collate our own collections for use in future productions.
Her next task is cataloguing and creating an inventory of the network’s photos, as well as continuing to work with University of NebraskaLincoln archivists on a collection previously stored at the Nebraska State Historical Society and now at a climate-controlled location at UNL.
“Our goal is to create estate giving opportunities that align with what our donors cherish.”
Becca Jewell
“An archivist’s work is tedious and can be quite messy, as well as extremely interesting. She brings exceptional skills in library science and broadcast news to the job, along with a keen curiosity. The journey of discovery has been wonderful to observe,” said Finken.
The recent archival work is already visible in the new YouTube series Nebraska High School Classics which revisits championships games and adds newly recorded commentary from players and coaches. “We have about 20 years of recordings of high school championship games, and so many of them have bigger stories to tell beyond just a win or a loss,” said Finken.
Your Legacy in Action
You likely you have financial goals for your estate, but have you considered your hopes and dreams for a personal and family legacy?
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Coming in February
Nebraska Stories
Thursday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
Spend the day with a railroad engineer as we premiere a new season of stories!
NSAA High School Bowling Championships
Tuesday, Feb. 11 & Wednesday, Feb. 12 7 p.m. CT on Nebraska Public Media
Watch live coverage of the NSAA Bowling Championships.
NSAA High School Wrestling Championships
Girls – Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. CT Boys – Saturday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. CT
Watch live coverage from the CHI Health Center on Nebraska Public Media.