CLASS OF 2024
Hired as a news writer for KLIN at Lincoln’s Broadcast House in 1972, little did Jane Monnich know the Broadcast House would be her professional home for the next 48 years. At a time when women were rarely heard on the air, Jane was soon named KLIN’s afternoon news anchor. She moved to morning news in 1973 and in 1976
became KLIN’s morning show co-host with Ron Dean, forming Lincoln’s first male-female radio show. Jane’s passion was always news and over the more than four decades of reporting and anchoring that followed, Jane became known as THE voice of KLIN news. Jane covered eight Nebraska Governors, 10 Lincoln Mayors, 11 U.S. Senators and countless state and local elected officials. Above and beyond her outstanding radio reporting career, Jane served as coach and mentor to many, inspiring future broadcasters and paving the way for more women to join the radio airwaves. Jane retired from KLIN in 2020.
