Rock ‘n’ Roll on Trial: Revisiting Nebraska’s Record Burnings

Revisit a 1981 Nebraska Public Media report on the campaign against rock music and the state-wide debates it sparked.

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Remembering 9/11 Through Nebraska Public Media's Archives

From STRATCOM to a statewide town hall, archival footage captures how Nebraskans experienced and responded to 9/11.

August 2026: From the Archives

How Did an Omaha Bag Factory Become an Artists' Haven?

Step back into Omaha's past to explore "starving artists," historic neighborhoods and unexpected connections.

July 2026: From the Archives

The $13 Logo That Landed on 'Saturday Night Live'

A simple logo design led to national headlines, an NBC legal dispute and an unexpected windfall for Nebraska's public television network.

Nebraska Public Media Originals

Telling stories from every corner of the state, our original documentaries take a look at every aspect of life in Nebraska.

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About the Archives

The archives of Nebraska Public Media--Nebraska's only statewide public broadcaster--represent more than seven decades of history, culture, sports, music, news, and performing arts of Nebraska and beyond. Nebraska Public Media signed on as the ninth public broadcasting television station in the United States and quickly developed an outsized footprint, blazing new trails in educational broadcasting and distributing its programming nationally.

Our physical archival media collection spans tens of thousands of videotapes and films in our vault, only a fraction of which have been digitized. Our file-based archival collection of television, radio, and digital productions makes us a living archive, growing every day. Our audiovisual collection spans statewide high school athletics, world-class ballet and opera, legendary live music, portraits of iconic Nebraskans, daily news coverage, in-depth documentaries, glimpses of everyday rural life, the children’s programs that shaped generations of Nebraskans, and so much more.