KIOS Profiles

Omaha, City of Contrasts

By David Koesters

Published December 11, 2024 at 8:50 AM CST

The importance of remembering the bad. How history's past transgressions help inform the realities of our present.

Special thanks to Kyle Chattleton, Coordinator of Public Programs at the Durham Museum, for sharing these stories and helping preserve our past.

Pictures and audio clips taken from various archive resources available on Youtube and online.

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David Koesters

David started in broadcasting at his hometown radio station in Holdrege, Nebraska while still in high school. He went on to earn journalism and law degrees from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and has worked for a number of radio and television stations around the United States. He is a big advocate for community media and loves being a part of the local fabric of NPR. He also has a cat.

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