ROSS JERNSTROM Former Omaha sportscaster
Jan 31, 2025•53 min•Season 11Ep. 5
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Episode description
ROSS JERNSTROM was a sportscaster in Omaha for 41 years, first at KETV and then WOWT. He is a UNL journalism graduate who started his career in Hastings but spent only a few months there. In October of 2024 Ross’s wife of 44 years Julie passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Ross talks about Julie and her impact on his life and those of many others. He also talks about his career and what it means to teach high school students now as advisor to the Omaha Westside journalism program. That too is Ross’s alma mater.
Recorded January 14, 2025
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