KIOS Profiles
KIOS Profiles’ goal is to highlight and learn more about the interesting places, history, and people that make this area what it is. Produced locally at KIOS by David Koesters, it airs weekly on Wednesdays during Morning Edition at 8:44am, and again in the afternoon at 4:44pm during All Things Considered.
Latest Episodes
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This is the extended conversation about famed Prospect Hill Cemetery residents Madame Anna Wilson and her saloon operating partner Dan Allen.
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We visit Omaha's historic Prospect Hill Cemetery at 3202 Parker Street to hear some of the many stories it holds. For this one, we learn about Omaha's Madame Anna Wilson and her partner Dan Allen resting in one of Prospect Hill's more prominent graves.
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Yates Illuminates at 3260 Davenport Street serves the Omaha community by offering social, cultural, and educational resources from a coalition of organizations all under one roof.
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Discussing another Nebraska Hall of Fame honoree, we hear about the life and works of Nebraska author Bess Streeter Aldrich.
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Should women have the right to vote? In 1882 Omaha held a debate with some prominent figures to make the case.
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Our extended conversation about the non-profit organization Keep Omaha Beautiful.
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Keep Omaha Beautiful fosters environmental and community stewardship through education, service, and advocacy. Hear about what that means and ways you can keep Omaha beautiful.
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This is the extended conversation about Omaha's two Gold Coast neighborhoods and some of the history behind them.
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We hear about Omaha's two Gold Coast neighborhoods. The original from 1860-1890 and the newer one to the west starting around 1900.
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We learn about when Lewis and Clark visited the Nebraska/Iowa region in their expedition up the Missouri River in 1804, and their lasting impact in creating the places we now call home.