Jackie Ourada
Morning Edition Host & Reporter
"Morning Edition" host and reporter Jackie Ourada has been with Nebraska Public Media since 2021. She joined Nebraska's PBS and NPR stations after producing KETV newscasts in Omaha for two years and reporting for KFOR's newsroom in Lincoln while in college. Jackie is a native of Crete, Nebraska, and a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Recent News Stories
- Nebraska Board of Regents approve 3% raise to room and board fees
- Nebraska names Matt Rhule as new Huskers football head coach
- Elkhorn man receives civilian heroism honor for fiery car crash rescue
- Counterterrorism experts: Threats to election security won’t subside after ballots are cast
- Irrigation systems ‘couldn’t keep up.’ 2022 Drought dealt supply problems for water managers
- New commercial partnerships with Nebraska airports could take off, if approved by voters
- Hospitals could slash services amid rising labor, supply costs
- Mitch McConnell says he wants Ricketts to replace Sasse if the senator leaves
- Bovee wildfire forces evacuations near Nebraska National Forest
- Harassment, low morale and heavy caseloads: Report details challenges facing LPD
- “Our people made it”: Otoe-Missouria descendants welcomed back to Nebraska, 200 years after being forced out
- City of Lincoln sues to keep housing project moving forward, despite Indigenous opposition
- Railway strike averted, but Farm Bureau says staffing shortages on rail lines continue to hurt Nebraska ag
- Banner County's Smokey Fire grows to 3,700 acres, affecting air quality
- Listen: What's next for Husker football in the post-Frost era
- Voter ID, minimum wage petitions qualify for general election ballots
- Listen: Bryan Health's chief medical officer says Nebraska hospitals still seeing high number of patients
- Huskers win big with NIL deals, and we’re not talking about the guys
- World-Renowned Virtual Reality Art Exhibit Showcases Harrowing Immigration Experience
- New Report Shows Nebraska Continues Downward Abortion Trend
- Here's Why the Lincoln City Council Didn't Pass the 'Fairness Ordinance'
- Record Heat in Nebraska has Potential to Produce Flash Droughts Throughout Summer Months
- New Teachers Fielding Multiple Job Offers as Workforce Shrinks
- Shooting in Downtown Lincoln Injures Three
- Nebraska Congressional District 3 Faceoff Set