KCOW HONORED BY U OF NEBRASKA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

Kevin___Extension_Award__2 — KCOW’s Kevin Horn (2nd from left) accepts the 2012 Nebraska Cooperative Extension Association Media of the Year award in Grand Island. Presenting Horn with the award were (l-r): Chuck Hibberd, UNL Extension Dean; Jeanne Murray, Extension Educator in Box Butte County; Jim Crandall, Extension Educator in Phelps County (Crandall was Horn’s FFA Advisor at Raymond Central High School from 1974 to 1977), and Ann Fenton, NCEA President.

KCOW Radio and the station’s news director, Kevin Horn, were honored by the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Association with the Nebraska Media of the Year award.

Extension Educator Jeanne Murray of the Box Butte County office in Alliance submitted the nomination, with extension educators from across the state voting KCOW and Horn as their top choice.

During the awards ceremony Wednesday night in Grand Island, Saunders County Extension Educator Karna Daum, who served as the event’s awards chairman, told the large crowd that KCOW was honored for several reasons.

“Not only has Horn aired several extension news releases, but he also has conducted numerous interviews and broadcast live from the 4-H building during the Box Butte County Fair.”

It was also noted that former KCOW Manager Mike Garwood served on the local extension board for six years, and Horn currently serves on the 4-H Council.

The station and Horn received a large plaque as a thank you gift from the state extension association.