Lincoln Visits with Visit Lincoln

Bill Stephan with the Lied Center for Performing Arts 2026

Bill Stephan, Executive Director & Chief Artistic Officer of the Lied Center for Performing Arts, joins Jeff Maul, Executive Director-Vice President of Visit Lincoln in the AOI Podcast Studio in the latest edition of Lincoln Visits. In this episode, Bill and Jeff talk about how Bill came to Lincoln, the ongoing multi-million dollar renovation the Lied Center is embarking on, some of his favorite Lied Center performances and what's to come to the Lied Center stage in 2026-2027 as the schedule continues to fill up with great events.

Bob Mays and Tommy Denton with the Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame

Bob Mays and Tommy Denton, Board Members of the Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame [https://www.narhof.com/], join Jeff Maul, Executive Director-Vice President of Visit Lincoln [https://www.lincoln.org/], in the AOI Podcast Studio [https://aoicorp.com/] in the latest edition of Lincoln Visits. Bob, Tommy and Jeff talk about the rich auto racing history throughout Nebraska and how each of them fell in love with the sport, the reception later this fall for the 2026 Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame class and the work they do to promote auto racing throughout the area and in Nebraska. For more details on the Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame, visit their website at https://www.narhof.com/ [https://www.narhof.com/].

Megan Clark with Drury Plaza Hotel Downtown Lincoln

Megan Clark, General Manager of the Drury Plaza Hotel Downtown Lincol [https://www.druryhotels.com/locations/lincoln-ne/drury-plaza-hotel-lincoln-downtown]n, joins Jeff Maul, Executive Director-Vice President of Visit Lincoln [https://www.lincoln.org/] in the AOI Podcast Studio [https://aoicorp.com/] on the latest edition of Lincoln Visits. Megan and Jeff talk about why Drury Hotels wanted to expand and put a hotel in downtown Lincoln, what amenities Drury Hotels have to offer and how hotels continue to adapt and have new offerings for travelers, guests, meetings and more. The Drury Plaza Hotel Lincoln Downtown officially opened in December 2025, featuring more than 200 guestrooms, flexible meeting space, on-site dining and various amenities at 920 Q Street.

Estefania Vega Saavedra with Nebraska Wesleyan University

Estefania Vega Saavedra, Exchange student at Nebraska Wesleyan University [https://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/] from Monterrey, Mexico, joins Derek Bombeck, Director of Sports for Visit Lincoln [https://www.lincoln.org/], in the AOI Podcast Studio [https://aoicorp.com/]. Estefania and Derek talk about Estefania's interest in coming to Nebraska as an exchange student, what her perceptions of Nebraska and the Midwest were before and after coming to Lincoln to study and about some of Estefania's favorite experiences and things to do in Lincoln. As noted in the podcast, this is one of the people who makes the place, a focus of Visit Lincoln's ongoing visitor campaign, highlighting the people and their stories that shape Lincoln.

Steve Maly with Maly Marketing

Steve Maly, CEO & Founder of Maly Marketing [https://malymarketing.com/], stops by the AOI Podcast Studio [https://aoicorp.com/] to talk with Jason Ball, President & CEO of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce [https://www.lcoc.com/]. Steve and Jason talk about the journey Steve has had as a business owner and why he started Maly Marketing, what projects they are working on in the Lincoln area and how they hope to grow in the year ahead. Maly Marketing and the Lincoln Chamber, along with Visit Lincoln [https://www.lincoln.org/], were able to start the Taste 27th [https://www.lincoln.org/taste27/] project in Fall 2025, highlighting the different restaurants in the North 27th Street corridor of Lincoln, which features food and dining experiences from all over the world.