The E.E.O.C. Report
February 1, 2026
During the period February 1, 2025, through January 31, 2026, KBRX AM & FM had no new full time hires.
KBRX AM & FM participated in the Nebraska Broadcast Scholarship program. Scott Poese of KBRX helped judge the entries. KBRX scheduled 30 second ads to run from January 1, 2025, through February 28, 2025 for applicants to apply for the scholarships. A total of 8 ads were run per day between KBRX AM & FM. The winners were Brody Heidemann from Gretna East High School, George Knockenhauer from Creighton Preparatory School and Samuel Whittaker from Millard West High School plan to major in Sports Media & Communication. Grace Vidlak from Millard North High School plans to major in Broadcasting.
KBRX AM & FM employ high school students to work part-time at KBRX. These students run the station, mostly on weekends and sometimes during the week. The students are Brandon Pruden, LaShanna Werth & Addysen Hilger. Students who are going to college work when they come back home during holidays and in the summer.
KBRX has area high school students that do air work, mainly news from their school and area events. Schools that participate in the program are O’Neill Public, O’Neill St. Mary’s, Creighton, Lynch, Stuart, West Boyd, Summerland, and Chambers.
KBRX also employed high school students to help broadcast fall and winter sporting events. Students helped with softball and basketball broadcasts doing color commentary and also doing play by play.
KBRX General Manager Scott Poese attended an Employment Law Update Zoom Meeting “The Year In Review and what to expect for 2025” presented by Tara Stingley and Cristin McGarry of the law firm Cline Williams. The program ID No. 691959 has been approved for 1.00 HR (General) recertification credit hours.
KBRX attended the 2025 ESU 8/Vocational Rehabilitation Job Expo that was held March 19, 2025 at the O’Neill Community Center. Staff visited with students about careers available in broadcasting and talked about schools that offer such programs. Over 50 students attended.
KBRX General Manager Scott Poese is a member of the Holt County Economic Development Board. On May 7, 2025 Scott and Shelby Regan with the HCED presented O’Neill High School Seniors their own mailbox. We encouraged the students to attend college or enter the workforce with hopes that they would return to work and live in Holt County and put their mailbox up at their residence when they move back.
KBRX had a booth at the Sandhills Ranch Expo in Bassett on June 18 & 19, 2025. At this booth we visited with people of all ages as well as visiting with those interested in a career in broadcasting. We told them of the Nebraska Broadcasters Scholarships that are available as well as colleges and universities that offer classes to get them in the field of broadcasting.
KBRX was a sponsor in the Holt County 4H Public Service Announcement contest. Kids that participated in this wrote and produced a PSA for 4H that was aired on KBRX and other radio stations.
KBRX was a participant in the O’Neill High School “O’Neill Academy of Career Development.” We had Addysen Hilger job shadow us from April 21 through May 9. She observed jobs at KBRX and also gained some hands-on experience. Addysen is also now working part-time at KBRX. We also had Bella Wiekamp job shadow us October 14-17, 2025. She observed jobs and also gained some hands-on experience.
KBRX was part of the West Holt High School Career/Job Fair on November 14, 2025. We visited with students about careers available in broadcasting and told them of schools that offer such programs.
KBRX Radio and KBRX.com have a Job Marketplace page on our website. Businesses can advertise job opportunities on both KBRX Radio and our website www.KBRX.com for a fee.
KBRX also contacted these organizations to help us locate personnel when the need arises. The organizations are:
- American Legion Post, Ken Stenka 402-336-1200
- Holt Boyd Right To Life, Jeanie Miller 402-589-1465
- Holt County Democrats, Jim Larue 402-482-5250
- Holt County Extension Service, 402-336-2760
- Holt County Historical Society, Natalie Butterfield
- Holt County Republicans, Fred Snowardt
- O’Neill Friends of the Library, 402-336-3110
- Holt County VFW, Ken Stenka 402-336-1200
O’Neill Rotary Club, Cody Boettcher 402-336-1504
Scott Poese
General Manager KBRX
Ranchland Broadcasting Company, Inc.
O’Neill, NE
2/1/2026
