The Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association (MBJA) awarded KLIN with six Sevareid Awards during the Midwest Journalism Conference this past weekend in Minneapolis. KLIN won two first place awards in the medium market radio category (Morning Newscast, Evening Newscast) and four awards of merit for Sportscast/Program (KLIN Sportscast), Sports Reporting (Husker Hour: Nebraska Volleyball), Soft Feature …
The Academy of Country Music announced KFGE-Froggy 98 as a Radio Station of the Year – Small Market nominee for the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards on Monday. This year’s ACM Awards show is Thursday, May 8th at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas and will stream live on Prime Video. …
NRG Media Lincoln / Broadcast House Media’s Froggy 98 (KFGE-FM) raised $96,883 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during their 23rd annual “Country Cares for St. Jude Kids” radiothon, held February 12-13. To date, Froggy 98 has collected over $1.81 million in donations for St. Jude. To learn more about Froggy 98’s partnership with St. …
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NRG Media Lincoln’s Cory Edmondson (mid-days, KFGE) has been elevated to Program Director, upgrading from his roles as Assistant Program Director and Music Director. Edmondson succeeds Steve King, who will be focusing his attention on Operation Manager duties for NRG Media in both Lincoln and Omaha markets. “I don’t think there is anyone more deserving …
The Nebraska Broadcasters Association, in partnership with the Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, announced the first mentor and mentee for a new MIW Mentorship Program. For the first year of the program, Maria Hansen, Promotions Director for Broadcast House, will be mentored by Jessie Johnson, General Manager of Flood Communications’ KKPR and KXPN in …
The stations of NRG Media-Lincoln at Broadcast House will have to clear some wall space at the studios. Froggy 98 & sister station KLIN combined to win six awards from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Pinnacle Awards Wednesday, with NRG Media-Lincoln adding one more to round out the total of seven awards. Froggy 98 was bestowed …
NRG Media is proud to share radio personality Brooke Summers (mornings KBBK-FM/afternoons KFGE-FM) has been named host of CBS’ Country Labor Day Radio Special, airing live over Labor Day weekend. Summers has been making a big splash in the country radio industry since joining NRG Media Lincoln / Broadcast House Media in 2021. In addition …
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NRG Media Lincoln is pleased to announce the promotion of Tom Stanton to News Director on The Voice of Lincoln, KLIN-AM/FM. Recognized by the Associated Press and Nebraska Broadcasters Association as an esteemed award-winner, Stanton has been writing and reporting Nebraska news for nearly 40 years, with the past 3 ½ years as part of …
NRG Media Lincoln / Broadcast House Media’s Froggy 98 (KFGE-FM) raised $98,436 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during their 22nd annual “Country Cares for St. Jude Kids” radiothon, held February 14-15. To date, Froggy 98 has collected over $1.7 million in donations for St. Jude. To learn more about Froggy 98’s partnership with St. …
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Froggy 98 (KFGE-FM) collected $41,217 in items and monetary donations for local charities in the station’s 2nd annual Christmas Charity Chase. This record-breaking grand total for the station’s Christmas charitable promotion more than tripled the previous year’s donations. Five local charities were selected, then each charity had the opportunity to hand pick the on-air staff …
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