The NET News production “Binge,” which examines young adults drinking too much, too fast, airs on NET2 at 3 p.m., Feb. 25 and 7:30 p.m., Feb. 26. “Binge” includes UNL officials discussing their progress toward curbing binge drinking at a campus that 10 years ago was identified as having a rate higher than the national […]
Nebraska Educational Telecommunications is providing gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Nebraska Legislature’s budget cutting special session, which started Nov. 4. Coverage is being provided each day of the session on NET2 and NET’s Web site at http://netnebraska.org/capitol. Gov. Dave Heineman called lawmakers into this special session to determine how to close an estimated $335 million gap […]
UNL Extension and Nebraska Educational Telecommunications teamed up to produce a “Recession Survival Guide.” The program – which featured UNL Extension experts explaining money-saving tactics ranging from trimming grocery bills to making homes more efficient – aired June 16 on NET-TV. NET Television senior producer Mike Tobias interviewed UNL Extension experts on five specific topics […]
One 17-year-old. One video camera. One remarkable intellectual and artistic journey. In a new documentary, UNL freshman Natalia Ledford explores the experiences of a group of young Sudanese men and women who fled civil conflict in their home country and resettled in Lincoln. Her film, “Paths of the Displaced,” will premiere at the Ross Media […]
A service for blind and visually impaired people is continuing after a shift by Nebraska Educational Telecommunications. The Radio Talking Book Network, a statewide radio reading service started in 1974, has partnered with NET Television for many years to provide second audio programming to blind and visually impaired people via television signal. However, use of […]
Nebraska Educational Telecommunications has been named the recipient of the Nebraska Humanities Council’s 2008 Sower Award in the Humanities. The annual award recognizes individuals, institutions, businesses or communities for contributions to public understanding of the humanities in Nebraska. NET will be honored Sept. 18 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, in conjunction […]
