Jackie Ourada
Managing editor
Jackie Ourada is the Managing Editor for the Nebraska Public Media newsroom and host of the Nebraska Update, the newsroom's daily news podcast. She's reported on topics ranging from government and politics to agriculture and health. She previously hosted Nebraska Public Media's Morning Edition and All Things Considered programs. Before her time with Nebraska Public Media, she reported for other Nebraska newsrooms, including KETV, 10/11 News and KFOR. Jackie is a retired Crete Cardinal and Husker alum.
Recent News Stories
- Grave Sites of Native American Children Still Unknown at Nebraska Boarding School
- Known Death Toll for Genoa Indian School Nears 100
- Archival Review Brings Known Genoa Indian School Death Toll to 59
- Protective Order Filed in Congressman Fortenberry's Federal Indictment Case
- Nebraska Chamber President Against Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates, State Bans on Mandates
- Union Pacific, Workers Sue Each Other on Vaccination Requirements
- Sandhills Stargazing: How Astrotourism Could Be a Nebraska Moneymaker
- Some Striking Kellogg's Workers Returning to Work in Omaha
- Nebraska Tribes Honor First Official Indigenous Peoples' Day
- Rallies this Weekend Aim to Protest Recent Anti-Abortion Legislation
- Staff Shortage, Illnesses, Burnout: GIPS Superintendent Cancels School, Calls for Mental Health Day
- Republican Reprisal: GOP Leaders Criticize President, Call for Support in Upcoming Elections
- 'It's important that we all pull together': Senior US Strategic Command official talks about lessons learned after 9/11
- US Strategic Command official remembers 9/11 attacks 20 years later
- 'Flipped from Game Mode to Real Mode': US Strategic Command Chief of Defense Policy Reflects on 9/11
- Down the Pipes: How Sewage Tells Us Where COVID-19 is Spreading
- Omaha Organization Rescuing Animals from Hurricane Damage
- 'More Uncertainty': Nebraska Renters Lose Protections as Moratorium Ends
- Ongoing Staffing Shortage Closes Buffalo Bill Ranch in North Platte
- Lutheran Family Services Preparing to Welcome Refugees to Nebraska
- Neb Supreme Court: Governor Can Appoint Urban County Election Commissioners
- 'Absolutely the Right Call': UNL Teachers Allowed to Require Masks for Fall Classes
- More Nebraska School Districts Considering Mask Requirements
- Help Is Still Available for Tenants, Landlords After Eviction Moratorium Expires
- Wildfire Smoke Causing Unhealthy Air Quality in Nebraska