Tom's Talk

Husker fans attending games at Memorial Stadium this season will see a new layer of security. This week Tom Stanton talks with UNL Police Captain John Backer and Lincoln Police Assistant Chief Jason Stille about the addition of LPD SWAT team officers inside the stadium.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands recently kicked off an urgent and ambitious recruitment campaign. This week Tom Stanton talks with Marketing Director Emma Beebe about the “60 Men in 60 Days" campaign, Which addresses the growing need for male mentors in Lincoln and other communities.

During the recent AVCA volleyball event at the Pinnacle Bank Arena, fans got to see the debut of a brand new scoreboard and experience better Wi-Fi connection. This week Tom Stanton talks with PBA General Manager Tim Savona about those enhancements and other additions that will greatly improve the overall fan experience.

Southeast Community College in Lincoln is now home to the largest welding technology center in the country and is expected to draw students from across the country. This week Tom Stanton talks with two men who attended the recent grand opening ceremony about the impact this $33 million, state-of-the- art facility will have on Lincoln and the state of Nebraska.

Husker football players aren't the only ones preparing to take the field at Memorial Stadium this year. This week Tom Stanton talks with longtime Cornhusker Marching Band director Tony Falcone about the new Westbrook Music Building and preparations for their annual exhibition at the stadium on August 22nd.

Since 2011 Southwood Lutheran Church in south Lincoln has been growing vegetables in a 7,000 square foot garden near 40th and Yankee Hill Road to help support the Food Bank of Lincoln. This week Tom Stanton talks with Mission Director Malissa Pauling about the work that goes into planting, maintaining and harvesting the garden.

This past week Lincoln Airport officials announced that LNK was getting a new airline. Breeze Airways will begin nonstop service from Lincoln to Orlando International Airport on December 10. This week Tom Stanton talks with two men who were instrumental in making this project a reality.

45 members of Nebraska Task Force One returned home to Lincoln after spending 14 days in flood-ravaged areas of central Texas. This week Tom Stanton talks to a few of those members about their experiences, including grueling searches along the Guadalupe River in scorching heat.

Lincoln will soon be hosting a unique soccer event that brings together the city’s diverse communities for an evening of sport and fellowship. This week Tom Stanton talks with two people who are involved in the first annual Youth World Cup Celebration on July 23.

Lincoln's Downtown Rotary 14 has connected with the Rotary Club in Kharkiv, Ukraine to help purchase used laptop computers so the students can participate in their education online. Randy Bretz is past president of Downtown Rotary 14 and this week he talks about the support coming from Nebraska and past efforts to help the people of the war-torn country.