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The newspaper was the world's last to print both daily morning and afternoon editions, a practice it ended in March 2016. [3]The World-Herald was the largest employee-owned newspaper in the United States from 1979 until 2011: Omaha construction magnate Peter Kiewit bought the newspaper and its television station, the local ABC affiliate, in 1962 for $40.1 million from Omaha-based World ...
NCAA 5th District Coach of the Year: Bob Devaney; UPI Big 8 Player of the Year: Wayne Meylan; All American: LaVerne Allers, Wayne Meylan, Larry Wachholtz; All Big 8: LaVerne Allers, Kaye Carstens, Bob Churchich, Wayne Meylan, Kelly Petersen, Bob Pickens, Lynn Senkbeil, Carel Stith, Larry Wachholtz, Harry Wilson
The city is also notorious within the wrestling world for other reasons, including Chris Masters' 2005 claim that, "anywhere is better than Omaha, Nebraska", offering of $6000 for a plane ticket to anywhere else in the United States. Omaha also hosted the WWE Judgment Day Pay-Per-View Event on May 18, 2008, which was held at the then-Qwest Center.
Steve Pivovar (September 9, 1952 – August 10, 2016), known as Piv Pivovar, was an American sports journalist for the Omaha World-Herald for over 45 years. Pivovar died on August 10, 2016, at the age of 63, after a nine-month battle with renal cancer. He had also been recently diagnosed with pneumonia.
Omaha Sun – Omaha (1951–1983) The Omaha Whip – Omaha (1922) Ozvěna západu – Clarkson (1914–1917) [21] The Plattsmouth Daily Herald – Plattsmouth (1883–1892) The Plattsmouth Herald – Plattsmouth (1892–1910) The Plattsmouth Journal – Plattsmouth (1821–1939) The Plattsmouth Weekly Herald – Plattsmouth (1865–1900)
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium was a baseball stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, the former home to the annual NCAA Division I College World Series and the Triple-A Omaha Royals (now Storm Chasers). It was the largest minor league ballpark in the United States until its demolition ( Sahlen Field in Buffalo now holds the distinction).
The 1945-46 Omaha Knights with Gordie Howe (2nd from left, back row) All efforts to start ice hockey in Nebraska were focused in and around Omaha for most of the 20th century. The first real attempt was towards the end of the Great Depression when the Omaha Knights began play as members of the AHA .
The first meeting of the series, which occurred on Thanksgiving Day in Omaha, Nebraska, was the first game Iowa had ever played outside of its home state. [3] Other notable games during the 20th century occurred during the four-year renewal of the rivalry from 1979 to 1982. [ 6 ]