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Title: Willa Cather's Final Years
Runtime: 0:48
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: http://catherletters.org

Andy Jewell and Janice Stout talk about Willa Cather's decision behind not allowing her letters to be published.

Title: Willa Cather's Life & War
Runtime: 0:58
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: http://catherletters.org

Andy Jewell and Janice Stout talk about war affected Willa Cather's entire life.

Title: Willa Cather's Generosity
Runtime: 1:12
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: http://catherletters.org

Andy Jewell and Janice Stout talk about Willa Cather's generosity with her money.

Title: Cather Letters: Behind the Scenes
Runtime: 2:44
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: http://catherletters.org

Originally everyone thought the letters had been burned, this was untrue. NET's Executive Producer Christine Lesiak talks about the creation of Yours, Willa Cather and un-burning the letters.

Title: Best Of Season 6 | Nebraska Stories
Runtime: 26:45
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: http://www.netnebraska.org/nebraskastories

Their Stories are Nebraska Stories :artist Armando Villarreal, 4-H member Sheridan Swotek, FreakWorks, Mt. Everest's Robert Kay, Toadstool Park

It's our sixth annual "best of" episode… from Ali to Lebron James, meet sports-artist Armando Villareal, the premiere sports artist of his generation; FreakWorks is redefining the modern circus with dramatic airborne maneuvers and eclectic talents that both thrill and entertain; Sheridan Swotek is hoping her innovative 4-H project will put her on track to receive the organization’s highest recognition; Robert Kay recounts the events surrounding the Mount Everest avalanche that killed 16 Sherpas while he was preparing to climb the world's highest mountain; the unusual formations of Toadstool Geologic Park make it seem more like a Star Wars movie set than a natural wonder, but our little gem of the west is now considered one of the best hiking spots in America.

Title: Wessels Farm - a Nebraska Story
Runtime: 3:18
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Students from St. Joseph's Catholic School in York take a field trip to Wessels Living History Farm on the edge of town. From shelling corn by hand to eating pancakes fresh from a hot cob stove, they spend the day experiencing life as early 19th Century children.

Finding The Best Warrior - a Nebraska Story

Title: Finding The Best Warrior - a Nebraska Story
Runtime: 3:05
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: With the close of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars the National Guard is implementing new methods to maintain troop preparedness. NET takes a look at how the Nebraska Army National Guard uses competition in training to stay ready for the next time soldiers go to war.

Nebraska Stories #606, "Restoring the Big Boy & More"

Title: Nebraska Stories #606, "Restoring the Big Boy & More"
Runtime: 27:06
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Restoring The Big Boy All aboard for a new episode of Nebraska Stories! A year after it was towed from California to Union Pacific's railroad repair facility in Wyoming, we revisit the largest steam locomotive in the world for an update on its restoration.

For The Love of The Game Every town had a team, but not every team had a town. Check out the Nebraska Baseball Hall of Fame in Beatrice and explore a time when independent baseball leagues played every Sunday in old ball fields across our state.

The Cards You Are Dealt Former gang member Fredy Rincon is now a hard-working Nebraskan, married father of three and part-time artist. Last year he was voted Best Emerging Visual Artist at the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards.

Finding The Best Warrior With the close of t...

Title: Nebraska's Death Penalty: What's Next?
Runtime: 28:31
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Fred Knapp of NET News hosts a discussion of the current petition drive to allow Nebraska voters to decide if the state has the death penalty. This follows a historic vote in the Legislature to repeal the death penalty in Nebraska.

Restoring The Big Boy | Nebraska Stories

Title: Restoring The Big Boy | Nebraska Stories
Runtime: 8:02
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: http://netnebraska.org/nebraskastories - All aboard for an update on Big Boy #4014! A year after it was towed from California to Union Pacific's railroad repair facility in Wyoming, Nebraska Stories revisits the largest steam locomotive in the world for an update on its restoration.

For The Love of The Game | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska

Title: For The Love of The Game | Nebraska Stories | NET Nebraska
Runtime: 5:35
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Every town had a team, but not every team had a town. Nebraska Stories checks out the Nebraska Baseball Hall of Fame in Beatrice to explore a time when independent baseball leagues played every Sunday in old ball fields across our state.

The Cards You Are Dealt - a Nebraska Story

Title: The Cards You Are Dealt - a Nebraska Story
Runtime: 7:53
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Former gang member Fredy Rincon is now a hard-working Nebraskan, married father of three, and part-time artist. Last year he was voted Best Emerging Visual Artist at the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards.

Shrine Hospital Visit 2015 - an NET Sports Feature

Title: Shrine Hospital Visit 2015 - an NET Sports Feature
Runtime: 3:22
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: 2015 Shrine Bowl Halftime Feature

Title: A Rising Star - a Nebraska Story
Runtime: 5:11
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Of the 5 film nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 2014 Academy Awards, an Omaha native lent her voice to three of them. Eva Bella shares with us her journey from aspiring actress to star of one of the biggest animated films in years, playing "young Elsa" in Disney's Frozen. See more stories like this at http://www.NETnebraska.org/nebraskastories

Title: Social Medicine | Nebraska Stories
Runtime: 10:14
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: 43-year-old Tony Snyder spent 11 hours a day just fighting to be alive, hooked up to a dialysis machine for 5 hours, commuting 3 hours each way every day from Broken Bow to Lincoln... all thanks to a disease that destroyed his kidneys. That's when he decided to make a last-ditch plea on Facebook for a donor. About a month later, he received a call from a casual friend from years earlier, a former colleague by the name of Sunshine. She was a donor match and she was willing to give him one of her kidneys. We follow the story of the transplant and how their lives intertwined in the months after the operation. See more stories like this at http://www.NETnebraska.org/nebraskastories

Title: Merrymakers - a Nebraska Story
Runtime: 4:43
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: A nonprofit group in Omaha uses music to lift spirits, spark old memories and reconnect people to a place and time. That's the mission of the Merrymakers, a group dedicated to performing music for the elderly. See more stories like this at http://www.NETnebraska.org/nebraskastories

The Man Who Won the War | Nebraska Stories

Title: The Man Who Won the War | Nebraska Stories
Runtime: 3:19
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: On the 71st anniversary of D-Day, organizers hope to unveil a replica of the historic so-called Higgins boats created by Columbus native Andrew Higgins that General Eisenhower credited with winning World War II. The landing crafts carried wave after wave of troops onto Normandy beaches beginning on June 6, 1944, leading to the liberation of France. We take a look back at the man now heralded as a genius of naval architecture. See more stories like this at http://www.NETnebraska.org/nebraskastories

A Serendipitous Circus - a Nebraska Story

Title: A Serendipitous Circus - a Nebraska Story
Runtime: 5:55
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Nebraska has a new circus troupe based in Lincoln that honors the traditions of its 3 ring ancestors with acrobats, clowns and jugglers while embracing new advances in technology that allow for dramatic aerial acrobatics and more eclectic fringe talents. The Cirque De Soleil-inspired artists of FreakWorks hope to wow audiences and challenge stereotypes. See more stories like this at http://www.NETnebraska.org/nebraskastories

Nebraska Stories #605, "Social Medicine & More"

Title: Nebraska Stories #605, "Social Medicine & More"
Runtime: 28:51
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: In this episode of Nebraska Stories... meet a man who spent years fighting to stay alive before making a last-ditch plea on Facebook for help; see the newest circus in town, an aerial acrobatics troupe redefining the modern circus with dramatic airborne maneuvers; a new World War II memorial in France honors Columbus native Andrew Jackson Higgins; a young Omaha native shares her path to success in Hollywood as one of the young stars in Disney's Frozen; and an Omaha non-profit uses music to lift spirits, spark old memories and reconnect people to a place and time. See more stories like this at http://www.NETnebraska.org/nebraskastories

Nebraska Stories #604, "Still Fighting, No Ordinary Reunion & More"

Title: Nebraska Stories #604, "Still Fighting, No Ordinary Reunion & More"
Runtime: 28:05
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Still Fighting
Liem Ha, a former South Vietnamese soldier, spent four years in hiding after the fall of Saigon in 1975. He eventually escaped and landed in Nebraska. In the 1980's, Ha often returned to Southeast Asia to live in a secret camp as he lead the fight against communism, efforts he continues today from Omaha.

No Ordinary Reunion
In April of 1975, Kiem Do was deputy chief of staff for the Vietnamese Navy, secretly planning the evacuation of dozens of ships and thousands of soldiers as the North Vietnamese Army moved closer to taking Saigon. Dau Nguyen was one of his junior officers. Forty years later the two reunited in Nebraska. Their last conversation in 1975, their reunion in 2015, and the story of how they escaped during the fall of Saigon.

Pilger's Finest
The double tornado that scoured a path through the town of Pilger and took two lives might have been enough to make some people quit, but not the students ...

Title: Ruby Dee - Ron Hull Remembers
Runtime: 2:30
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Actress & civil rights activist Ruby Dee performs "The Silence," by poet John Gould Fletcher.

Chief Standing Bear - Ron Hull Remembers

Title: Chief Standing Bear - Ron Hull Remembers
Runtime: 3:15
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: The story of Ponca Chief Standing Bear is iconic, not only because of its importance in Nebraska history, but also because of its significance in the spectrum of this country's relationship with Native Americans. In 1988, The Trial of Standing Bear re-enacted the story of the Ponca Chief's fight to return to his homeland. The 2011 documentary "Standing Bear's Footsteps" brought the story to the screen again, this time including the Ponca perspective in his amazing story.

Title: Mari Sandoz - Ron Hull Remembers
Runtime: 3:15
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: In this segment, Ron Hull Remembers Mari Sandoz, whom he had the pleasure of knowing personally, and sharing with the television audience in the early days of Nebraska Public Media

John G. Neihardt & Dick Cavett - Ron Hull Remembers

Title: John G. Neihardt & Dick Cavett - Ron Hull Remembers
Runtime: 3:46
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: John G. Neihardt tells Dick Cavett the story of meeting Black Elk, Lakota holy man and spiritual leader.

Karnes vs. Kerrey Senate Debate - Ron Hull Remembers

Title: Karnes vs. Kerrey Senate Debate - Ron Hull Remembers
Runtime: 3:13
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Ron Hull Remembers the definitive moment in the 1988 U.S. Senate race between incumbent David Karnes and challenger, former Nebraska Governor Bob Kerrey.

Title: John G. Neihardt - Ron Hull Remembers
Runtime: 2:38
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: In this excerpt of the last interview Hull conducted with Dr. Neihardt, he reflects on his life, and his most famous work, Black Elk Speaks.

A Body of Excellent Work - Ron Hull Remembers

Title: A Body of Excellent Work - Ron Hull Remembers
Runtime: 5:29
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: A look back at the lendary career of Ron Hull, whose love of history, literature, and people has shaped the culture of NET and public broadcasting for over 60 years.

Title: Jack Lemmon - Ron Hull Remembers
Runtime: 3:17
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Screen actor Jack Lemmon as he contemplates middle age through the eyes and words of poet Ogden Nash.

Title: Willa Cather - Ron Hull Remembers
Runtime: 3:41
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: NET has celebrated the life and literature of Willa Cather in several productions. In the 1960s, Mildred Bennett, author of "The World of Willa Cather," interviewed Carrie Miner Sherwood, Cather's friend from childhood. In the 1970s, NET presented Willa Cather Remembered, in which host and narrator by Ron Hull takes the viewer on a tour of Cather's home of Red Cloud, Nebraska. In 2005, the PBS series American Masters featured The Road is All, which brought Willa Cather to the national PBS audience for the first time. In this segment, Ron Hull Remembers Willa Cather, who found a home not only in Red Cloud, but also with NET.

Title: Henry Fonda - Ron Hull Remembers
Runtime: 3:08
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Nebraska native Henry Fonda gets misty-eyed when he performs a reading of Lee Benjamin's essay, "Vantage Point", for the NET audience in the 1970s.

Title: Valerie Harper - Ron Hull Remembers
Runtime: 1:31
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: A very young Valerie Harper, in her role celebrating the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay.

Conservation efforts at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium

Title: Conservation efforts at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium
Runtime: 4:16
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: A brief description of some of the many conservation efforts being done at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.

Lincoln Children's Zoo breeds Matschie's Tree Kangaroo

Title: Lincoln Children's Zoo breeds Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
Runtime: 2:16
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: The Lincoln Children's Zoo in Lincoln, NE is a key player in the survival of the Matschie's Tree Kangaroo, a small marsupial native to Papua New Guinea.

Gov. Ricketts tours TSCI after riot - an NET News Signature Story

Title: Gov. Ricketts tours TSCI after riot - an NET News Signature Story
Runtime: 2:43
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Governor Pete Ricketts takes a tour of Tecumseh State Correctional Institution following a recent riot.

Capitol Conversations: Sen. Jeremy Nordquist - an NET News Feature

Title: Capitol Conversations: Sen. Jeremy Nordquist - an NET News Feature
Runtime: 10:25
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Sen. Jeremy Nordquist discusses drivers licenses for "Dreamers," immigration, democracy, and being a pro-life, pro-gun Democrat in this edition of Capitol Conversations.

Title: Toadstool | Nebraska Stories
Runtime: 4:00
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Located within the Oglala National Grasslands, Toadstool Geologic Park is named for its unusual toadstool shape formations. This arid sandstone badlands with its unworldly natural sculptures looks more like a movie set for Star Wars than a serene corner of Nebraska. More Nebraska Stories http://www.NETnebraska.org/nebraskastories

Title: Pedal Pusher - a Nebraska Story
Runtime: 5:06
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: John Ringsmuth does what he loves. He builds unicycles. John built his first one back in the 1960's when he modified a tricycle. His six brothers thought it was so cool they learned to ride and still ride today. Since then, John has made bikes for his children and their friends. Now, he's making them for his grandchildren. It would seem the family who unicycles together stays together. More Nebraska Stories http://www.NETnebraska.org/nebraskastories

Bluejays Up Close: Luke Horanski - an NET Sports Feature

Title: Bluejays Up Close: Luke Horanski - an NET Sports Feature
Runtime: 2:27
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Creighton Bluejays baseball player feature on catcher Luke Horanski.

Title: Candide - a Nebraska Story
Runtime: 6:39
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Music and theatre majors share their insights on turning an adaptation of famed composer Leonard Bernstein's original work into an award-winning performance. See the activity behind the curtain of the University of Nebraska opera production of "Candide." More http://www.NETnebraska.org/nebraskastories

Title: Pilger's Finest - a Nebraska Story
Runtime: 3:52
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: The double tornado that scoured a path through the town of Pilger and took two lives might have been enough to make some people quit, but not the students of Wisner-Pilger High School. Before there was a thought to ask, these good-hearted kids were already volunteering to help their town and each other. A silver lining if ever there was. More Nebraska Stories http://www.NETnebraska.org/nebraskastories

Title: No Ordinary Reunion - a Nebraska Story
Runtime: 3:47
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: In April of 1975, Kiem Do was deputy chief of staff for the Vietnamese Navy, secretly planning the evacuation of dozens of ships and thousands of soldiers as the North Vietnamese Army moved closer to taking Saigon. Dau Nguyen was one of his junior officers. Forty years later the two reunited in Nebraska. Their last conversation in 1975, their reunion in 2015, and the story of how they escaped during the fall of Saigon. See more Nebraska Stories http://www.NETnebraska.org/nebraskastories

Title: Still Fighting - a Nebraska Story
Runtime: 5:45
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Liem Ha, a former South Vietnamese soldier, spent four years in hiding after the Fall of Saigon in 1975. He eventually escaped and landed in Nebraska. In the 1980's, Ha often returned to Southeast Asia to live in a secret camp as he lead the fight against communism, efforts he continues today from Omaha. Enjoy more Nebraska Stories at http://www.NETnebraska.org/nebraskastories

Capitol Conversations: Sen. Kathy Campbell - an NET News Feature

Title: Capitol Conversations: Sen. Kathy Campbell - an NET News Feature
Runtime: 12:09
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Sen. Kathy Campbell of Lincoln discusses increasing welfare benefits, Gov. Pete Ricketts, compromise, and being a socially liberal Republican in this edition of Capitol Conversations.

Bluejays Up Close: Nicky Lopez - an NET Sports Feature

Title: Bluejays Up Close: Nicky Lopez - an NET Sports Feature
Runtime: 1:52
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Creighton Bluejays baseball player feature with infielder Nicky Lopez.

Huskers Up-Close: Ryan Bolt - an NET Sports Feature

Title: Huskers Up-Close: Ryan Bolt - an NET Sports Feature
Runtime: 1:51
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Player profile of Husker Baseball outfielder Ryan Bolt.

Huskers Up-Close: Kyle Kubat - an NET Sports Feature

Title: Huskers Up-Close: Kyle Kubat - an NET Sports Feature
Runtime: 2:10
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Player profile of Husker Baseball pitcher Kyle Kubat.

Bluejays Up Close: Matt Warren - an NET Sports Feature

Title: Bluejays Up Close: Matt Warren - an NET Sports Feature
Runtime: 2:22
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Player profile of Creighton Bluejay pitcher Matt Warren.

Capitol Conversations with Sen. Heath Mello - an NET News Feature

Title: Capitol Conversations with Sen. Heath Mello - an NET News Feature
Runtime: 15:56
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Sen. Heath Mello of Omaha, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, discusses the state budget,taxes and zoos in this edition of Capitol Conversations.

Capitol Conversations: Sen. Lydia Brasch - an NET News Feature

Title: Capitol Conversations: Sen. Lydia Brasch - an NET News Feature
Runtime: 14:35
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Sen. Lydia Brasch of Bancroft discusses being a first generation American, family history, drivers licenses for young people brought to the U.S. illegally, and property taxes in this edition of Capitol Conversations.

Why a Nebraska business is flying drones in spite of FAA ban - an NET News Signature Story

Title: Why a Nebraska business is flying drones in spite of FAA ban - an NET News Signature Story
Runtime: 2:22
Date posted: 12 years ago
Description: Drones are flying in Nebraska skies for commercial purposes. One Nebraska business says it's legal, the FAA doesn't agree.

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