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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
  • We attend a Legislative Crash Course put on by Strongly Worded Letters, an organization dedicated to making community engagement accessible to all.
  • Fontenelle Park is nestled in North Omaha at 4405 Fontenelle Boulevard. Discover what Fontenelle Park has to offer.
  • Access Period helps people combat period poverty by providing free menstrual products to anyone who needs them in Nebraska.
  • We ask people at the Winter Wonderland holiday lighting ceremony in Papillion to share their unique holiday family traditions.
  • Learn how to more effectively communicate science through stories. UNO Physics Department Chair and Director of the STEM Teaching, Research, and Inquiry-based Learning (TRAIL) Center at UNO, Dr. Chris Moore, shares how actor and science advocate Alan Alda helped him to become a better science communicator.
  • Omaha's historic Benson Theatre at 6054 Maple Street, has been fully restored and is grander than ever. Benson Theatre is committed to serving the community as a welcoming, accessible space, with a mission to engage, enhance, and enrich the community through educational and artistic experiences.
  • The history of Richman-Gordman Department Stores begins in Omaha in 1915 and covers over a century. Learn of its incarnations through the years and relive your Zooland childhood experiences.
  • Safe Omaha Streets (SOS) is an advocacy organization dedicated to making Omaha’s streets safe for all users through education, advocacy, projects, and collaboration with local government.
  • Ollie Webb Center, Inc. assists individuals with developmental disabilities and their families throughout their lives. They provide support with networking, activities, and a range of services accessible to all. We learn a bit about what Ollie Webb does as well as take in a performance by participants in The Art of Imagination program.
  • We learn what the deal is with the wind always blowing in our faces, and learn a bit about science literacy and recognizing bias while we are at it.