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
- COVID-19 Taking a Toll on Area Nonprofits
- Remote Learning in the Sandhills During a Pandemic
- 100,000+ Nebraskans Have Filed for Unemployment Since Mid-March
- UNMC Doctor on National COVID-19 Panel
- From Spirits to Sanitizer: COVID-19 Innovation
- 80,000+ Nebraskans Have Filed for Unemployment in the Last Month
- "It Feels Like Every Day We Have a Lesser Chance of Controlling It": COVID-19 Hits Hall County Hard
- Thousands of Nebraskans Battle Diabetes
- Feeling Ill: COVID-19 or Just Allergies?
- COVID-19 Still Driving High Unemployment Insurance Filings in Nebraska
- Nebraska Education Commissioner Talks About COVID-19 Impacts on Teaching and Learning
- COVID-19 Peak Ahead, Smaller Peak Possible in Fall
- How Nebraska Is Handling Record Unemployment Claims, and Common Questions About Benefits
- How to Clean and Manage Surfaces to Avoid Coronavirus
- Scottsbluff Monument Honors Mexican-American Soldiers From Nebraska's Panhandle
- How an Ainsworth Teen Is Reviving the Story of Brothers Who Died in World War II
- Innovative UNMC, UNO Programs Improve Health Care in Different Ways
- “Thinking Differently” Helps Ord Thrive
- William, Luther and Cody
- A 1945 Tractor Connects the First and Last Homesteaders
- Sally Bard’s World War I Letters
- How "Laura’s" Chicago Trip Turned Into Sex Trafficking
- Helping people living in poverty eat healthier (and save money)
- How the Backpage shutdown impacted the commercial sex industry and trafficking
- What’s working, what’s still needed in Nebraska’s fight against human trafficking
Recent Media Contributions
- What If...: Innovator Insights senior Betty Sayers
- What If...: Buzz Savories
- Nebraska Stories: Science Fun Factory
- Nebraska Stories: Behind the Seams
- Nebraska Stories: D-Wayne
- Nebraska Stories: Little Church of Keystone
- What If...: OCon author Matt Hebert
- What If...: How we wrapped windows to make an interview look better
- What If...: Anchorman Promo featuring the "What If" Team
- What If...: Nerd Creativity
- What If...: Little Church
- What If...: Fast Forward, Tri Faith, Little Church, MIND Mobile
- What If...: D-Wayne, Surgical Robot, Nerd Creativity
- What If...: Tri Faith
- What If...: D-Wayne
- What If...: Fast Forward
- What If...: MIND Mobile
- What If...: Surgical Robot
- What If...: No More Empty Pots, Good Living Camp, Ranch Technology
- What If...: American Outlaws, Opendorse, SheMate, Whiteclay Makerspace
- What If...: Whiteclay Makerspace
- What If...: Opendorse
- What If...: American Outlaws
- What If...: Good Living Camp
- What If...: Making Macarons