Mike Tobias
Senior Producer,
Mike Tobias has produced a wide range of engaging stories, documentaries and projects since joining Nebraska Public Media in 2000. His content for television, radio and digital distribution has earned dozens of awards, including three regional Emmys, and aired nationally on PBS and NPR programs. Among other projects, Tobias currently hosts and produces a series on innovation and creativity in Nebraska, “What If…”
Recent News Stories
- Nebraska libraries: how they’re doing, challenges and opportunities
- Reversing the monarch butterfly decline in Nebraska
- "All Hell Can't Stop Us": Nebraska Soldiers Fight One of the Bloodiest Battles of World War II
- Fighting Sex Trafficking in Nebraska: What’s Lacking and a New Plan
- Can Wooden People Bring Life to Taylor, Nebraska?
- It was car vs airplane in a 1915 Nebraska State Fair race
- Nebraska Coach Mike Riley talks about transition, the spotlight and 2015 Huskers
- The odd story of Fairbury’s “Flat Car Baby” and the Nebraska State Fair
- Housing Nebraska’s homeless, and how one Omaha couple got out of a tent camp
- Asians the Fastest-Growing Population Group in Nebraska
- Health Care Fraud Costs Nebraska Millions
- Nebraska Airman to Be Buried Monday, 70+ Years After His WWII Death
- The Nebraska Boat Builder Who “Won the War for Us”
- Nebraska Attorney General names Human Trafficking Coordinator
- New Effort to Fight Sex Trafficking: Training Hotel Workers
- National Team Dreams: Omaha HS Soccer Star Working Toward a Big Goal
- Two South Vietnamese Naval Officers Reunite in Nebraska After 40 Years
- "We Were Good Soldiers": War Stories from Nebraska Vietnam Veterans
- Still Fighting After 40 Years
- "It got scary:" Nebraska National Guard soldiers reflect on ambush in Iraq, 10 years later
- Steady economic growth, new jobs in construction and other areas in Nebraska long-range forecast
- Counting and caring for Nebraska's homeless population
- Big Risks to Starting a Business Worth It For Many Latino Entrepreneurs
- Gang expert talks about the problem and solutions after gang violence outbreak in Omaha
- Growth, challenges and opportunities for Hispanic/Latino business owners in Nebraska
Recent Media Contributions
- What If...: Innovator Insights Rebecca Stavick
- What If...: Innovator Insights Miah Sommer
- What If...: Innovator Insights Erica Wassinger
- What If...: Innovator Insights Chris Hochstetler
- What If...: Biomechanics, kid composer, growing Ord, church remodeling
- What If...: Cattle FitBit, med school tech, workplace culture, Growing Great
- What If...: Innovator Insights Connie Reimers-Hild
- What If...: Innovator Insights Bob Stowell
- What If...: Innovator Insights Caleb Pollard
- What If...: Innovator Insights Pam Boyers
- What If...: Innovator Insights Nancy Williams
- What If...: Innovator Insights Nick Stergiou
- What If...: Innovator Insights Vishal Singh
- What If...: Innovator Insights Dusty Davidson
- Nebraska Stories: Winston, Kid Composer
- Nebraska Stories: William, Luther and Cody
- Nebraska Stories: Newton's Apple Tree
- Nebraska Stories: Sally Bard's War Stories
- News: Growing Great Beginnings
- Nebraska Stories: Last Shot for The Royals
- Speaking of Nebraska: Jobs
- Speaking of Nebraska: Homelessness
- Speaking of Nebraska: College Athletics
- Last Shot for the Royals
- Speaking of Nebraska: University of Nebraska