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Exploring the Wild Kingdom |
Length: 18:11 |
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Few television programs have had the impact of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom. Each Sunday, it was watchd by 34 million viewers, serving as the very definition of television wildlife programming for a quarter century. It also helped inspire environmental consciousness in its viewers.
Marlin Perkins, a widely respected naturalist, talked about wildlife in ways his audience understood and the programming mold of this television classic is copied by today’s TV wildlife shows and networks. |
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Funded in part by:
The College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Foundation |
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Our Water, Our Future |
Length: 56:00 |
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Omaha is one of over 800 cities in the US that needs to revamp its sewer infrastructure to meet EPA water quality guidelines. The cost of this venture will be expensive to the Omaha community and will take several years to complete. The studio program discusses a brief history of the Omaha sewer system; why the city must renovate its sewer infrastructure and what methods are being considered, how it will benefit the community at large; and finally, provide viewers with best management practices that can be implemented at home to help protect fresh water resources.
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Connections to the Past |
Length: 57:30 |
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Historical photos and narrative depict the life and times of the citizens of Hastings from 1872 - 1950, as told through its historic architecture.
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Hagel-Kerrey Health Care Forum |
Length: 87:30 |
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A bipartisan conversation and town hall meeting with Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel and former Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey, who speak candidly about the United States' struggle to reform health care and what must be done to ensure health care for all.
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Thriving Through Expression |
Length: 27:30 |
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How does the disabled artist thrive in the competitive art world?
In every way imaginable. |
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| NET invites Nebraska's finest non-profit and mission-centered organizations to join us in a partnership to deliver new informational and educational programs to the citizens of Nebraska: NET Public Media. |
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