(Audio) UNK students, North Platte native nominated for national broadcasting awards in New York City

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Post News Director Canon Rath chatted with KLPR Co-Sports Director Jon Willis about the upcoming award ceremony in New York City.

NORTH PLATTE - 91.1 KLPR is the student-run radio station at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and is run by students of campus. Every year, KLPR submits clips to the Intercollege Broadcasting System Awards in New York City and this year, KLPR students are finalists in 5 categories. Students who are finalists come from all over Nebraska and two are from Kansas.

KLPR members attended the 2023 Auntie Awards in May at Cunninghams on the Lake. L-R: Grant Tighe (May 2023 Graduate), Ford Clark KLPR General Manager, Canon Rath (May 2023 Graduate), Sam Herbek KLPR Sports Staff, Alexis Sander KLPR Sports Staff, Ethan McCormick KLPR Sports Staff, Jon Willis KLPR Co-Sports Director, Traeton Harimon KLPR Co-Sports Director. Photo courtesy of Jon Willis

In our coverage area, North Platte native Kade Mohr is a finalist for Best Sports Play by Play alongside Willis, Traeton Harimon of Bayard is a finalist for Best Sports Update along with Willis, Ethan McCormick and Alex Hammeke. Finally, Rhiannon Painter of Valentine is a finalist for Best PSA alongside Seth Heikes, Paige Steinman, and Morgan Semm. The IBS Media Awards will be presented March 2 during the organization’s annual conference in New York City.

Here is the categories UNK is nominated in:

Best sports play by play football: Jon Willis and Kade Mohr

Best sports update: Jon Willis, Ethan McCormick, Traeton Harimon, and Alex Hammeke

Best news promotion: Alex Hammeke

Best PSA: Rhiannon Painter, Seth Heikes, Paige Steinman, and Morgan Semm

Best sports director: Jon Willis

If you would like to learn more about what the students did in each category, check out the podcast above.