CLASS OF 2024
Kent Boughton began his broadcasting career at the age of 15 as a disc jockey at KRGI in Grand Island. After graduating from Brown Institute in 1977, Kent began his television career as sports and weather director at KIFI TV in Idaho Falls before returning to Nebraska in 1979 to become weather director at KHAS TV in Hastings. After 12 years on the air, Kent left broadcasting for a few years to see his kids grow up. He returned to the airwaves in 1999 as chief forecaster at KHGI TV in Kearney, where he became the trusted weather source for central Nebraskans for over 20 years. A defining moment of Kent’s career at KHGI was his live coverage during the June 3, 1980 tornado that devastated the Grand Island area. An avid outdoorsman, Kent pioneered KHGI’s “Outdoor Files” segment, featuring local hunting and fishing stories. Since retiring in 2023, Kent has found his way back on the air, currently serving as a part-time forecaster on Lincoln’s KLKN TV.
