90.3 KRNU has been nominated for the most improved radio station by the College Music Journal’s College Radio Awards. Two student staff members, Joe Teplitsky and Lucas Miller, will represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in New York City on October 18-22.
The main event of the CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival 2011 is College Day. Teplitsky and Miller will attend sessions tailored to the needs of college radio programming and niche radio industry.
"This is the most respected conference of its kind in the country," said Rick Alloway, KRNU General Manager. "It is a great opportunity for our student staff members to learn a lot about the radio industry by interacting with industry professionals and other station staff members. We are very pleased to have nominated for the most improved station award. It is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of Joe, Luke and all of our student staff members."
Joe Teplitsky is a senior with a double major in broadcasting and English. The Omaha native held an internship with Clear Channel Communications, which is the largest radio conglomerate in the world, before he began his freshman year at UNL. Teplitsky is a music director at 90.3 KRNU and assists with the day-to-day operations of the station. He is actively involved in the branding effort of the station and is a teaching assistant at the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Lucas Miller of Lincoln, Neb., graduated in December 2010. Miller is a graduate assistant in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications where he is studying marketing, communications and advertising through the MCA program. Currently Miller is the marketing director of 90.3 KRNU. He has held internships at the Lincoln Journal Star and the Nebraska SoyBean Board. He was a resident assistant for two years and a member of the college’s student advisory board. In the fall of 2009 Miller studied abroad at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. The Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency ranks him in the top 25 percent of college students.
90.3 KRNU is Lincoln’s only authentic source for alternative and independent music, concerts and events. The station has been at the forefront of training students who want broadcasting experience and offers play-by-play programs of the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ home sporting events. Specialty programs produced by students are broadcast on Studio 201, 90.3’s Web station. 90.3 KRNU has been on the air for more than 40 years and is managed by broadcast professor Rick Alloway. The station is housed in Harold and Marian Andersen Hall, the home of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.