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- Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:40 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: MediaWatchOMA and MeanStreetsOMA
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5054
Re: MediaWatchOMA and MeanStreetsOMA
- Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:51 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: MediaWatchOMA and MeanStreetsOMA
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5054
MediaWatchOMA and MeanStreetsOMA
I have been following the new @MediaWatchOMA account and the long-standing MeanStreetsOMA accounts on Twitter. The former has more than 25,000 followers and the latter more than 100,000. Only two legitimate news media outlets in Omaha have more than 100,000 followers: @Omaha and @KETV. Do many peopl...
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:52 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Mojo Smokehouse & Ales @ Aksarben Village
- Replies: 34
- Views: 10450
Opening
Opening April 22, 2011, according to their website.
- Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:57 pm
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: "Up in the Air" to be filmed in Omaha
- Replies: 43
- Views: 7510
The local fishwrap has a story about some of the extras in the movie (which now opens Wednesday):
http://omaha.com/article/20091221/ENTER ... /712219962
http://omaha.com/article/20091221/ENTER ... /712219962
- Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:23 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Omaha Local News Channels
- Replies: 1844
- Views: 616651
KETV has a reputation of breaking stories without actually confirming them Wow, that is the first I've heard of that. Do you have any examples? Here's one - and it's a biggie: When Officer Jason Pratt was shot in 2003, KETV reported three hours after the incident that Pratt had died. Well, he did d...
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:59 am
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: NU Volleyball 2008
- Replies: 70
- Views: 4977
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:04 am
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: NU Volleyball 2008
- Replies: 70
- Views: 4977
- Fri May 16, 2008 11:27 am
- Forum: Business
- Topic: Work The Olympic Swim Trials
- Replies: 2
- Views: 828
Re: Olympic Swim Trials
The hours are still being determined, but would run concurrently with the event schedule. There are opportunities in the morning, afternoon and evenings.
Thanks.
Thanks.
- Thu May 15, 2008 4:54 pm
- Forum: Business
- Topic: Work The Olympic Swim Trials
- Replies: 2
- Views: 828
Work The Olympic Swim Trials
The company I work for is looking for responsible individuals who would like to be a part of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials (and a pre-event invitational in June) on behalf of one of the primary sponsors of the USA Swimming program. These paid positions will involve interaction with fans and athletes,...
- Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell In Omaha?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 900
Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell In Omaha?
The two Hollywood celebs are rumored to be in Omaha today to watch their son's collegiate hockey debut.
The Omaha City Weekly's Media Watch column has more details:
http://cityweeklymediawatch.blogspot.co ... -kurt.html
The Omaha City Weekly's Media Watch column has more details:
http://cityweeklymediawatch.blogspot.co ... -kurt.html
- Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Changes In Lincoln Are Good News For Fahey
- Replies: 0
- Views: 581
Changes In Lincoln Are Good News For Fahey
Just when the heat was getting turned up on Fahey about the violence in North Omaha - and then the controversy over building a new stadium for the College World Series - all things Husker blow up in Lincoln.
- Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:36 am
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: We Can't Lose The Olympic Swim Trials. Act Now!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 953
We Can't Lose The Olympic Swim Trials. Act Now!
Omaha has a chance to hang onto the Olympic swim trials, which will take place again in 2012. All we need to do is purchase a few portable pools. They're only about $1.2 million each (marked down 50 percent since they'll be used here in Omaha next summer). We can't lose out on this opportunity! Wher...
- Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:28 am
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Pro Football in Lincoln?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1505
- Sun Jul 01, 2007 1:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Good 'Ole Days of Commercial Federal Fireworks
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2324
- Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Good 'Ole Days of Commercial Federal Fireworks
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2324
- Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Good 'Ole Days of Commercial Federal Fireworks
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2324
The Good 'Ole Days of Commercial Federal Fireworks
Oh, it wasn't so long ago that Commercial Federal forked over enough dough to put on a spectacular 15-minute display over Memorial Park.
Hope everyone enjoyed the 5-minute and 45-second show tonight...
Hope everyone enjoyed the 5-minute and 45-second show tonight...
- Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:49 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Omaha TV Reporter Fired Over MSNBC Story
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1815
KPTM's Ratings
KPTM's 9 o'clock news actually pulls in better numbers than some of Channel 3's newscasts.
- Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:02 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Omaha TV Reporter Fired Over MSNBC Story
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1815
Omaha TV Reporter Fired Over MSNBC Story
KPTM reporter Calvert Collins was fired Friday after MSNBC indentified her as one of 143 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign. Collins was pictured in the article with former Congressional candidate Jim Esch in a photo that appeared on her Fac...
- Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:59 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Omaha.com Adds Video Stories
- Replies: 2
- Views: 596
Omaha.com Adds Video Stories
The Omaha World-Herald is now putting video stories on its website.
Click here to watch Thursday's report on the NCAA Fan Fest.
Click here to watch Thursday's report on the NCAA Fan Fest.
- Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:30 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Bill Jensen silenced
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1439
Re: Jensen Silenced
More details are on the City Weekly's online media watch column:
http://www.mediawatchcolumn.com
http://www.mediawatchcolumn.com
- Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:28 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: OWH BS Coverage.....
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1845
- Wed May 16, 2007 6:36 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Knights LEAVING OMAHA for the Quad Cities
- Replies: 78
- Views: 11962
- Wed May 16, 2007 10:12 am
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Knights LEAVING OMAHA for the Quad Cities
- Replies: 78
- Views: 11962
Re: Leaving Omaha
I'm not so sure the media failed the AkSarBen Knights (or Omaha) The media covered the Knights - win or lose - and even when they were drawing FAR FEWER fans than a typical high school basketball game. Same with the Royals, the media have no business covering that team if you simply base it on fan i...
- Tue May 15, 2007 9:36 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Knights LEAVING OMAHA for the Quad Cities
- Replies: 78
- Views: 11962
Good Riddance Knights
Will there be this much of an outcry when the Omaha Beef leave town after this season? Their attendance is dropping like a rock under the new ownership. Who should take the fall for that one? The Knights overpriced themselves, claimed they had the "best" hockey before they even played a ga...
- Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:53 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: ALTMAN STAYING
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5581
- Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Metropolitan Omaha Snow Forecasts
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3961
Metropolitan Omaha Snow Forecasts
For the record, here are the forecasts for Thursday, courtesy of The Reader's Media Notes column:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... casts.html
By this time tomorrow, we'll know who was the most accurate.
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... casts.html
By this time tomorrow, we'll know who was the most accurate.
- Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:15 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Cox Wants To Limit Number Of Public Access Channels
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1978
Cox Wants To Limit Number Of Public Access Channels
Does Omaha need six public access channels? A meeting Monday could decide whether that number is cut in half.
Read more at The Reader's online Media Notes column:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... f-cox.html
Read more at The Reader's online Media Notes column:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... f-cox.html
- Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: KMTV Fires Deb Ward, Greg Peterson
- Replies: 53
- Views: 10861
KMTV Ratings
It's easy to see from the November ratings why a change was made:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... ahead.html
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... ahead.html
- Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Todd & Tyler Videos on YouTube
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1280
Journal Broadcast Group's Steve Wexler explains the change:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... waves.html
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... waves.html
- Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:12 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Omahan Aaron McKeever on "Joe's VS Pro's"
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2012
- Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Todd & Tyler Videos on YouTube
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1280
Z-92 Commercial
The Z-92 "It's My Z" contest commercial submissions are now online, too:
http://www.z92.com
http://www.z92.com
- Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: KMTV Fires Deb Ward, Greg Peterson
- Replies: 53
- Views: 10861
- Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:13 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Omahan Aaron McKeever on "Joe's VS Pro's"
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2012
Spike TV
Yes, Cox Channel 29 in Omaha.
- Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:13 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: A hypothetical regarding Omaha's hockey situation
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1998
Pro football team
Omaha has a pro football team: The Beef.
- Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I like this Nebraska State Song MUCH BETTER..
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1935
Becka's Song
Becka's song was the 97th most viewed song on YouTube.com on Thursday:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... op_19.html
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... op_19.html
- Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:25 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Snow In The Forecast (Again)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 537
Snow In The Forecast (Again)
Here's a summary of what Omaha TV meteorologists were saying Friday morning:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... aying.html
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... aying.html
- Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Todd & Tyler Videos on YouTube
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1280
Todd & Tyler Videos on YouTube
The Reader's Media Notes has a story about the guy who created "South Park" style videos for the Todd & Tyler show:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... osfor.html
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... osfor.html
- Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General Jim Returns to the Big O
- Replies: 0
- Views: 558
General Jim Returns to the Big O
You'll remember him from his days as Todd and Tyler's boss. Now he's going to manage their competition:
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... takes.html
http://thereadersmedianotes.blogspot.co ... takes.html
- Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: KMTV Fires Deb Ward, Greg Peterson
- Replies: 53
- Views: 10861
- Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Drug commercial filmed in Omaha?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1339