KOLN/KGIN Hires Veteran Producer/Reporter

Practicing and teaching journalism will be Brad Penner's responsibility as KOLN/KGIN's Newsroom Manager.

Penner begins work in the newly created position at the Lincoln CBS affiliate on Monday. He will be responsible for the daily operation of the news department under the direction of News Director Randy Lube.

"I'm impressed with his journalistic qualities," Lube said. "He knows news and what stories we need to do. He also knows how to approach stories, so he can give good advice to our reporters. He also has very strong writing skills, which will help with the reporters and the producers."

A Beatrice native, Penner actually started his TV news career at KOLN/KGIN when he was a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He worked there as a reporter and sports anchor until 1993, when he joined the Nebraska ETV Network. He produced the network's legislative coverage for two years, before joining its "Statewide" program as its series producer.