What's Next?

Here is what's coming in April on Next Exit:

"New Life" airs April 2 and April 16 at 7:30 pm (CST):

Small Town with a Big Screen Heart - Under the hands of the high school science teacher and a cadre of his students, the old Schuyler movie theater is given a new life - and the youth are given a new reason to stay in town. The renovation project is captured by 23-year old Schuyler native Patrick Rea who joins host Laurie Richards on the Next Exit set to discuss why he wanted to do the project and what's next.

Lost & Found Film: George Wentz - George Wentz was a Lincoln native with a filmmaker's soul. From 1921 - 1948 he traveled the state and filmed all that he saw. Tonight we take a look at a 1937 trip he took to Bar 99 Ranch where he captured a day in the life of a Cherry County Cowboy. The Bar 99 Ranch is now the Arnold Bowman Working Ranch State Park. The film is courtesy of the Nebraska State Historical Society.

Nebraska Nisei - During WWII, in the name of American safety, Japanese-American internment camps sprung up in the west. Thousands of men, women and child were removed from their homes and housed in make-shift buildings with community living quarters. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln offered a way out of this camp to a precious few. They came to college and became known as the Nebraska Nisei. This is their story on how Nebraska became their sacred place.

Backstage Pass: Angela Hagenbach - Angela sings "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" from at a NETV Brownville Concert.

"Journeys" airs April 9 and April 23 at 7:30 pm (CST):

The Polish Phoenix - We meet Benny Hochman, an amazing man who knows the true cost and value of freedom. He has made his Nazi internment camp experience into a lifelong lesson for us all.

Jun Kaneko - As we move through Omaha potter Jun Kaneko's process of creating one of his large-scale sculptures called dangos, we learn his definition of creativity and the need for it in our lives.

The Bus Trip - The local bank-sponsored bus trip offered a ride through Central Nebraska. The youngest passenger on the bus discovers not only the beauty of several central Nebraska small towns, but also learns a lesson from her bus co-horts on how to be truly young at heart and enjoy the simple beauty of a day away.

Parts of Next Exit will also be produced for broadcast on the Nebraska Public Radio Network (NPRN). Viewers and listeners are welcome to submit ideas for the Next Exit series via NET’s Web site or contact Nebraska ETV, P.O. Box 83111, Lincoln, NE 68501. A complete NETV program schedule is also available at NET Online.