Ken Siemek first encountered Linda Beermann in the fall of 1981, when he started working at Lincoln television station KOLN-KGIN as an intern.
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With temperatures dropping, prepare to spend more time in the morning clearing frost, ice and potentially snow from their car.
An advertisement in the March 1, 1981, edition of the Journal Star featured 10/11 lead weather forecaster Linda Beermann.
16 famous University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumni
Willa Cather
"O Pioneers!" author Willa Cather graduated from the University of Nebraska.
Ted Kooser
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser got his master's degree from the University of Nebraska.
Mary Pipher
Author Mary Pipher, whose work includes "Reviving Ophelia" and "Letters to a Young Therapist," received a PhD from UNL.
Tommy Lee
Rocker Tommy Lee famously attended college at UNL for a reality TV show.
John J. Pershing
Famous military leader John J. Pershing graduated from the law college in 1895.
Ted Sorensen
After the 1960 election, Ted Sorensen became President Kennedy’s chief aide and speechwriter. He graduated from the College of Law in 1951.
Louise Pound
Folklorist Louise Pound got her bachelor's degree in 1892 and her master's in 1895, then spent decades teaching at UNL.
Willa Cather
"O Pioneers!" author Willa Cather graduated from the University of Nebraska.
Ted Kooser
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser got his master's degree from the University of Nebraska.
Mary Pipher
Author Mary Pipher, whose work includes "Reviving Ophelia" and "Letters to a Young Therapist," received a PhD from UNL.
Tommy Lee
Rocker Tommy Lee famously attended college at UNL for a reality TV show.
Aaron Douglas
Painter, illustrator and educator Aaron Douglas graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1922 and settled in Harlem three years later, where he became a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance and became the father of African-American art.
John J. Pershing
Famous military leader John J. Pershing graduated from the law college in 1895.
Ted Sorensen
After the 1960 election, Ted Sorensen became President Kennedy’s chief aide and speechwriter. He graduated from the College of Law in 1951.
Louise Pound
Folklorist Louise Pound got her bachelor's degree in 1892 and her master's in 1895, then spent decades teaching at UNL.
