(Audio) UNK Broadcasting students are heading back to New York City for national award ceremony

North Platte Post 

The University of Nebraska at Kearney sports communication majors received news that the group has been nominated in three categories for this year's IBS awards in New York City.  

Amongst the students is North Platte native Kade Mohr who has been nominated for the second year and this year is a finalist with seniors Jon Willis and Ethan McCormick for "Best Sports Talk Show". All sporting events and talk show aired on 91.1 KLPR the student run radio station during the 2024 year. This marks another year where UNK students have been nominated for the IBS awards in New York City. 

Finalist 

Ethan McCormick and Jon Willis - Best Sports Play by Play (Football) 

Jon Willis and Traeton Harimon - Best Sports Play By Play (Womens Basketball) 

Jon Willis, Kade Mohr and Ethan McCormick - Best Sports Talk Show (Throwin Lopes) 

POST news director Canon Rath chatted with UNK Senior Jon Willis about the nominations and more. To learn more, check out the podcast below.