Running Towards the Fire Broadcast (Read More)

“Running Towards the Fire – A War Correspondents Story” will make its debut statewide broadcast on Nebraska Public Media (NE-PBS) on Thursday, May 23, at 8 p.m. central. Rebroadcast times (central time) include: Sunday, May 26, 05:00 pm on NE-PBS Monday, May 27, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Tuesday, May 28, 08:00 pm on NE-PBS Wednesday, May 29, 06:00 pm on NE-W Thursday, May 30, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Friday, May 31, 07:00 am on NE-W RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE vividly captures the pivotal roles war correspondents played during the Allies 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe and subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in 1945. The war correspondents were unsung heroes who risked their lives informing the world with firsthand accounts of the bravery and sacrifice of the American and Allied forces who fought the Nazis. The documentary draws extensively from the previously unpublished memoirs of Robert Reuben. The Omaha-born war correspondent parachuted into Normandy, France, hours before the D-Day invasion and was the first journalist on the ground. Reuben chronicled the Allies’ liberation of France and Belgium and fierce fighting in Germany that forced the Nazi’s May 7, 1945, surrender. RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE also pays tribute to the courage and resilience of the men and women who fought tyranny in WWII. Through newspaper articles, radio broadcasts and film reports, war correspondents like Reuben boosted the morale of soldiers and civilians by highlighting the sacrifices they made in the pursuit of freedom.

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Running Towards the Fire Broadcast (Read More)

“Running Towards the Fire – A War Correspondents Story” will make its debut statewide broadcast on Nebraska Public Media (NE-PBS) on Thursday, May 23, at 8 p.m. central. Rebroadcast times (central time) include: Sunday, May 26, 05:00 pm on NE-PBS Monday, May 27, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Tuesday, May 28, 08:00 pm on NE-PBS Wednesday, May 29, 06:00 pm on NE-W Thursday, May 30, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Friday, May 31, 07:00 am on NE-W RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE vividly captures the pivotal roles war correspondents played during the Allies 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe and subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in 1945. The war correspondents were unsung heroes who risked their lives informing the world with firsthand accounts of the bravery and sacrifice of the American and Allied forces who fought the Nazis. The documentary draws extensively from the previously unpublished memoirs of Robert Reuben. The Omaha-born war correspondent parachuted into Normandy, France, hours before the D-Day invasion and was the first journalist on the ground. Reuben chronicled the Allies’ liberation of France and Belgium and fierce fighting in Germany that forced the Nazi’s May 7, 1945, surrender. RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE also pays tribute to the courage and resilience of the men and women who fought tyranny in WWII. Through newspaper articles, radio broadcasts and film reports, war correspondents like Reuben boosted the morale of soldiers and civilians by highlighting the sacrifices they made in the pursuit of freedom.

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Running Towards the Fire Broadcast (Read More)

“Running Towards the Fire – A War Correspondents Story” will make its debut statewide broadcast on Nebraska Public Media (NE-PBS) on Thursday, May 23, at 8 p.m. central. Rebroadcast times (central time) include: Sunday, May 26, 05:00 pm on NE-PBS Monday, May 27, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Tuesday, May 28, 08:00 pm on NE-PBS Wednesday, May 29, 06:00 pm on NE-W Thursday, May 30, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Friday, May 31, 07:00 am on NE-W RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE vividly captures the pivotal roles war correspondents played during the Allies 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe and subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in 1945. The war correspondents were unsung heroes who risked their lives informing the world with firsthand accounts of the bravery and sacrifice of the American and Allied forces who fought the Nazis. The documentary draws extensively from the previously unpublished memoirs of Robert Reuben. The Omaha-born war correspondent parachuted into Normandy, France, hours before the D-Day invasion and was the first journalist on the ground. Reuben chronicled the Allies’ liberation of France and Belgium and fierce fighting in Germany that forced the Nazi’s May 7, 1945, surrender. RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE also pays tribute to the courage and resilience of the men and women who fought tyranny in WWII. Through newspaper articles, radio broadcasts and film reports, war correspondents like Reuben boosted the morale of soldiers and civilians by highlighting the sacrifices they made in the pursuit of freedom.

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Running Towards the Fire Broadcast (Read More)

“Running Towards the Fire – A War Correspondents Story” will make its debut statewide broadcast on Nebraska Public Media (NE-PBS) on Thursday, May 23, at 8 p.m. central. Rebroadcast times (central time) include: Sunday, May 26, 05:00 pm on NE-PBS Monday, May 27, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Tuesday, May 28, 08:00 pm on NE-PBS Wednesday, May 29, 06:00 pm on NE-W Thursday, May 30, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Friday, May 31, 07:00 am on NE-W RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE vividly captures the pivotal roles war correspondents played during the Allies 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe and subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in 1945. The war correspondents were unsung heroes who risked their lives informing the world with firsthand accounts of the bravery and sacrifice of the American and Allied forces who fought the Nazis. The documentary draws extensively from the previously unpublished memoirs of Robert Reuben. The Omaha-born war correspondent parachuted into Normandy, France, hours before the D-Day invasion and was the first journalist on the ground. Reuben chronicled the Allies’ liberation of France and Belgium and fierce fighting in Germany that forced the Nazi’s May 7, 1945, surrender. RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE also pays tribute to the courage and resilience of the men and women who fought tyranny in WWII. Through newspaper articles, radio broadcasts and film reports, war correspondents like Reuben boosted the morale of soldiers and civilians by highlighting the sacrifices they made in the pursuit of freedom.

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Running Towards the Fire Broadcast (Read More)

“Running Towards the Fire – A War Correspondents Story” will make its debut statewide broadcast on Nebraska Public Media (NE-PBS) on Thursday, May 23, at 8 p.m. central. Rebroadcast times (central time) include: Sunday, May 26, 05:00 pm on NE-PBS Monday, May 27, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Tuesday, May 28, 08:00 pm on NE-PBS Wednesday, May 29, 06:00 pm on NE-W Thursday, May 30, 04:00 am on NE-PBS Friday, May 31, 07:00 am on NE-W RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE vividly captures the pivotal roles war correspondents played during the Allies 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe and subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in 1945. The war correspondents were unsung heroes who risked their lives informing the world with firsthand accounts of the bravery and sacrifice of the American and Allied forces who fought the Nazis. The documentary draws extensively from the previously unpublished memoirs of Robert Reuben. The Omaha-born war correspondent parachuted into Normandy, France, hours before the D-Day invasion and was the first journalist on the ground. Reuben chronicled the Allies’ liberation of France and Belgium and fierce fighting in Germany that forced the Nazi’s May 7, 1945, surrender. RUNNING TOWARDS THE FIRE also pays tribute to the courage and resilience of the men and women who fought tyranny in WWII. Through newspaper articles, radio broadcasts and film reports, war correspondents like Reuben boosted the morale of soldiers and civilians by highlighting the sacrifices they made in the pursuit of freedom.

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Nebraska Stories Season 14 Episode 13 (Read More)

Enjoyed by viewers across the state for its feature-based, character-driven storytelling, “Nebraska Stories” covers art, science, history, sports, performance, nature and more. New episodes air Thursdays at 8 p.m., repeating at 9 p.m. Mondays on Nebraska Public Media and at 8:30 a.m. Fridays on World, and are also viewable online at https://nebraskastories.org/. After they were expelled from their homelands in Nebraska and Northern Kansas, the Pawnee traveled to Indian Territory in Oklahoma, carrying prized ancestral seeds. The multi-colored kernels of corn represented history and heritage, food and family, culture and community. Today, tribal members and Nebraska farmers are planting the tiny bits of history back into native soils. This is one of the new stories featured in the May 18 episode of the Nebraska Public Media series “Nebraska Stories.” Also in the May 18 episode: “Seven Years a Correspondent” – A young Hebron native arrives in Saigon in 1962, and she becomes the longest-serving American war correspondent during the Vietnam War. “Les Bruning’s Tumbleweed Symphony” – Drawing inspiration from tumbleweeds rolling across pastures, an artist creates a kinetic sculpture honoring Western Nebraska artists

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Nebraska Stories Season 14 Episode 13 (Read More)

Enjoyed by viewers across the state for its feature-based, character-driven storytelling, “Nebraska Stories” covers art, science, history, sports, performance, nature and more. New episodes air Thursdays at 8 p.m., repeating at 9 p.m. Mondays on Nebraska Public Media and at 8:30 a.m. Fridays on World, and are also viewable online at https://nebraskastories.org/. After they were expelled from their homelands in Nebraska and Northern Kansas, the Pawnee traveled to Indian Territory in Oklahoma, carrying prized ancestral seeds. The multi-colored kernels of corn represented history and heritage, food and family, culture and community. Today, tribal members and Nebraska farmers are planting the tiny bits of history back into native soils. This is one of the new stories featured in the May 18 episode of the Nebraska Public Media series “Nebraska Stories.” Also in the May 18 episode: “Seven Years a Correspondent” – A young Hebron native arrives in Saigon in 1962, and she becomes the longest-serving American war correspondent during the Vietnam War. “Les Bruning’s Tumbleweed Symphony” – Drawing inspiration from tumbleweeds rolling across pastures, an artist creates a kinetic sculpture honoring Western Nebraska artists

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