OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – WOWT General Manager Jim McKernan announced his retirement from television after a 44-year career in broadcasting, which began at WOW Radio in 1981.
He has served as General Manager of WOWT-TV since 2021.
McKernan spent the last 29 years as either a General Manager or Regional Vice President for several companies, including Gray Media, Quincy Media, Bonten Media, and Emmis.
With WOWT, McKernan oversaw the completion of a new 25,000-square-foot broadcasting facility in Blackstone, launched a 3 p.m. hour-long newscast, expanded WOWT’s streaming portfolio, and oversaw a year-long celebration of WOWT’s 75th anniversary — WOWT being the oldest television station in the state of Nebraska…