Jake Bartecki (KWBE) and Caelan Debban (KUSO/US92)

JAKE BARTECKI AND CAELAN DEBBAN WORK AT RADIO AND TELEVISION OUTLETS FOR FLOOD COMMUNICATIONS IN NEBRASKA; BARTECKI AT KWBE IN BEATRICE, DEBBAN AT KUSO/US 92 IN NORFOLK. THEY BOTH COVER NEWS AND SPORTS FOR NEWS CHANNEL NEBRASKA.

THEY TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT OF LOCAL RADIO, THE VALUE OF DOING TELEVISION AND THE PASSION THAT DRIVES THEM TO GET BETTER.

SHOW NOTES:

1:50 Can you imagine how much you’ve learned in the last 15 months?

3:00 Mimosa Fest?

8:40 The impact of local radio

14:00 How much did you know about the business of the radio business?

17:20 What are your assets?

19:20 Caelan, what are the challenges of being interesting three hours a day, five days a week?

21:20 Jake, connecting with the people in Beatrice

23:00 What are the social media of choice for your two operations?

25:50 Contrasting radio and television

31:30 Were you well prepared coming out of college?

38:00 Is this what you had hoped when you first wanted to get into this business?

41:00 So, what do you think might be next for you?

44:45 Comfortable with taking risks?

48:00 Look in the mirror and tell that guy what you’re most proud of

50:00 The joys and the challenges

52:00 What would like to be much better at in the next 15 months?

58:00 Final thoughts, take care of yourself physically and mentally