Scott Poese- General Manager
Scott has been at KBRX since 1976 and been the Partyline host since 1985. Son of KBRX founder, Gil Poese, Scott was born into the radio world. Scott is the co-host of the morning show and the host of the Poese Report aired at 7:30 daily as well. Scott’s family includes his wife, Darcy, sons, Brandon and Michael.
Mike Walker- Operations Manager/ On-Air Talent
Originally from Sacramento, California, Mike Walker found his way to O’Neill in November 2014. You can catch him on 102.9 FM 5:00 AM to 9:30 AM Monday through Friday and the Dog Pound Happy Hour on Friday afternoons in the summer from 4pm to 6pm. Walker has 5 kids and enjoys spending time with his wife, Carolyn, and volunteering for the O’Neill Fire Department.
Tim Hansen- Sports Director / On-Air Talent
Tim started part-time at KBRX in May 2013 and then became a full-time on-air talent in August 2013. A graduate from O’Neill High School, you can hear him on Mondays Through Friday 10:30-4:00. Tim’s sports reports are weekdays at 2:50 PM and 3:50 PM. He is also the host of the Dog Pound Sports Show on Wednesdays at 6:05 PM. He also occasionally fills in during Partyline and can be heard on sports broadcasts. When off-air, Tim enjoys golf, bowling, and Husker sports.
Shirley Cobb- Sales
Shirley works with advertisers to keep KBRX on air. She has been here since August 3rd, 1993. A lifelong resident of O’Neill, she has 7 kids, 25 grandkids, 7 great-grandkids, and 3 great-great grandkids. In her free time, Shirley enjoys shopping, gardening, and fishing. Shirley represents advertisers in the following counties in Nebraska: Holt, Boyd, Knox, Wheeler, and Antelope. She also works with advertisers in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
Jenny Laursen- Traffic Coordinator/Office Manager
Jenny joined the KBRX squad in July 2019. Originally from Florence, Texas, Jenny, her husband, Chris, and their three sons, Christopher, Caleb, and Cameron, moved to O’Neill in August 2016. In her free time, Jenny enjoys watching her sons participate in high schools sports and the Screamin’ Eagle Band, family time, walking, junking, laser work, and crafts.
Lori Mathews- Partyline/ Front Desk
Lori started at KBRX in August of 2023. She organizes Partyline as well as does about everything else in the front office including answering phones and recording ads. Originally from Houston, Texas, she and her husband, Chad, moved to O’Neill in 2009. Lori keeps busy with her suburban full of kids: Peyton and wife Alyssa, Pryor, Porter, Paxton, and Piper. Say that five times fast! In her not-so-much-free-time, you can catch Lori chasing her kids, completing lots of laundry, doom scrolling, doing word searches, perusing Netflix documentaries, and working out.
Austin Hamm- Sports
Austin started at KBRX in 2018 and can be heard on different sports broadcasts throughout the year. Originally from Bloomfield, he now lives in Atkinson with his wife, Tasha and two kids, Jalen and Lydia. Austin works at North Central District Health Department and is an avid runner.
Emily Atkeson- Website and Graphics
Emily started at KBRX her sophomore year of high school in 2015. During that time, Emily worked the Saturday on-air shift. These days Emily works for O’Neill Public Schools as the business/technology teacher where she is also the Eagle Eye Broadcasting sponsor and a junior high track coach. Join Emily on Wednesdays during summer break from 4pm to 6pm playing the best in Red Dirt Country. She also works behind the scenes for KBRX radio coordinating the Citywide Garage Sales and other pages on our website. Emily’s hobbies include hunting, swimming, and video production.
LaShanna Werth
LaShanna started at KBRX her freshman year of high school in April 2022. LaShanna is on-air from 4:00-6:00 PM on weekdays, 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM on some weekend days, and a board operator for sporting events. She does office work including website editing and graphic design. She was adopted from China when she was two and raised in O’Neill. In her free-time, she enjoys reading, listening to any kind of music, baking, cooking, playing Minecraft, and doom-scrolling TikTok. LaShanna enjoys a good nap whenever she gets the chance.
Jacob Domayer- Big Red Roadhouse On-Air Talent
Jacob “Big Jake” Domayer is the weekly host of Big Red Roadhouse playing ‘solid country gold’ every Sunday from 2-4. He began his role in February of 2026. Jacob is originally from South Omaha but moved up to O’Neill to work at St. Mary’s where he teaches 6-12 Social Studies. He is very happy to live and work here and considers O’Neill his home. In his free time, Jacob likes to be outdoors, read, watch old movies, and collect/listen to music. He has over 6000 pieces of music in his collection!
Delores Ruzicka- From My Home to Yours
Delores is in charge of “From My Home to Yours” here at KBRX, which can be heard every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:05 AM. She first began her job at the station in 2003. She resides in Verdigre, where she lives with her husband, Bob. Together they have three sons: Scott, Kent, and Adam, two daughter-in-laws, seven grandkids, and two great-grandkids. Her favorite hobby is cooking.
LuAnn Schindler- Ewing Town News
LuAnn began reporting the Ewing Town News after Norma Napier’s retirement. LuAnn is the publisher of The Summerland Advocate-Messenger and a lover of the Huskers and all things Nebraska. You can hear LuAnn report the Ewing Town News every Monday at 11:06 am.
Bev Krutz- Orchard News
Bev has been reporting the Orchard news since 1999. You can hear her news every Tuesday at 1:06 PM. In her free time, Bev enjoys researching genealogy as well as reading, teaching and playing with her grandson, Lincoln. She and her husband, Bob, have a son, Paul and future wife, Kristen, and a daughter, Suzanne and husband Jordan.
Marita Placek- Lynch Town News
Marita is our station’s Lynch Town news reporter and has been working with the station since June of 1989. The Lynch news airs on Wednesdays at 1:05. She currently lives in Lynch and enjoys reading, sewing, and quilting. Her family includes her deceased husband, Willard, her two sons, one grandchild, and two great-grandchildren. Marita is very dedicated to her job, only having missed giving the Lynch Town News around three or four times in her tenure at KBRX as of 2018.
Virginia Von Seggern- Creighton News
Our Creighton news reporter, Virginia, can be heard on KBRX Wednesdays at 2:20 PM. She now lives in rural Orchard. She has 2 children, David in Creighton, and Susan in Colorado Springs, and seven grandchildren. Virginia has been with KBRX since 2005, and she enjoys photography, watching her grandkids’ sporting events, playing the organ at church, and watching the Huskers.
Kathy Masat- Verdigre Town News
Kathy has been working at the station for “many, many, many years” doing the Verdigre Town News which airs Thursdays at 1:05. Her hobbies include golf, gardening, poetry, volunteering, and crossword puzzles. She is retired and currently lives in Verdigre with her husband, Larry. Together they have a daughter, Jacki (husband, David, daughters, Cassandra and Kendall), and a son, Jason (wife, Molly, daughters, Bess and Maura). Kathy stays very involved in the community and church, and considers herself a full-time volunteer.
John Wells- Boyd County News
John Wells is our Boyd County news reporter. You can hear his segment on Friday mornings at 11:05 AM. He is from Spencer, and he enjoys golf and bowling.
Sandra Schrunk- Atkinson News
Sandra has lived in Atkinson her whole life except when she went to college. The Atkinson news airs on Fridays at 1:05 PM. Sandra’s family includes her husband, Harlan, daughter, Abbey (husband Casey, sons Lincoln and Drake), and son, Nicholas (wife Karlee, son Kade). In her free time, Sandra camps and spends time with her family and friends.
Doreen Fessler- Stuart News
Doreen reports our Stuart News on Fridays at 2:30.
Connie Cronin- Clearwater News
Raised in North Platte, Connie is our Clearwater Town news reporter. She can be heard on Fridays at 3:35. Her hobbies include gardening flowers, creating things, going on road trips, Nebraska football, and watching baseball with her husband, Gail.
Brooke Ross- Page Town News
Brooke Ross started at KBRX 4 years ago reporting the Page News when she moved to Page. Brooke was born and raised in O’Neill and lives with her fiancé Brad Kotrous. She has 3 children Shayne Campbell (Lauren), Taylor Ross (Anthony) and Matt Ross and a grandbaby on the way due December 2026. In her free time, Brooke loves golfing, camping, NFR, binging crime documentaries, and most importantly, spending time with her family and friends!
Winston Poese- Top Dog
Winston joined the Top Dog team in July 2019. He enjoys being cute in the office, eating treats, and napping. You can see Winston at events in the KBRX listening area!
