Ep 10: Tom Shatel

Ep 10: Tom Shatel

This week on the Hey Coach It’s __ Podcast, Mike Schaefer gets to chat with Tom Shatel, the long time columnist of the Omaha World-Herald. There’s plenty of chatter at the beginning about Shatel’s background and how he got into media — he used to answer phones at the newspaper and help settle bar discussions — as well as the perfect timing of being a young writer in Kansas City which seemed to serve as a Big 8 Epicenter. But from those origins Shatel then regales with stories of his time at several different stops before getting the chance to become the columnist of the Omaha World-Herald.

Ep 9: Dave Feit

On this episode of the Hey Coach It’s __ Podcast, Dave Feit of HuskerMax joins to discuss the other end of the media spectrum as a part-time columnist. Feit recalls how he ended up writing at the Grand Central Station of Nebraska links, which led for the opportunity to be published by Sports Illustrated. How does Dave balance his fandom with a desire to write critically of a program he’s grown up loving? That’s coming up next on today’s episode presented by Bubbles and Blocks Child Development Center of Lincoln.

Ep 8: Adam Krueger

This week on Hey Coach It’s __ Podcast, KMTV sports director Adam Krueger stops by to talk about the unique challenge of trying to cover everything in a tight sports window and how he ended up making several stops in different spots in the Nebraska market. Plus Adam talks about all of the organization needed to survive as a sports director for local news and then the flexibility required to pull off successful broadcasts where you never quite know how it will all come together. Support for this episode of Hey Coach It’s __ Podcast comes from Bubbles and Block Child Development Center of Lincoln.

Ep 7: Andrew Rogers

This week on the Hey Coach It’s __ Podcast Mike Schaefer is joined by Andrew Rogers of Hurrdat Sports. The two immediately jump into Andrew’s unique background as a former television reporter and how an emcee stint with Omaha Mavs hockey led to his first radio show opportunity. From there the two discuss some nuances of sports talk radio, how someone adjusts to a new market and why Andrew is extra excited for the football season ahead. Enjoy the latest episode of the Hey Coach It’s __ Podcast presented by Bubbles and Blocks Child Development.

Ep 6: Mitch Sherman

This week on the Hey Coach It’s __ Podcast Mitch Sherman of The Athletic stops by to talk about his long journalism journey that saw him cover multiple national championships as a student, earn a job with the Omaha World-Herald before he graduated and how he ended up leaving daily Nebraska coverage only to find his way back. During the chat Mitch explains how covering Francis Allen prepared him for interviewing larger personalities, why the move to ESPN came at the perfect time and a few stories of his own favorite and not so favorite interactions with some of Nebraska’s previous head coaches.