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Hall of Fame 1997Jack McBrideVideo |
When Jack McBride joined the University of Nebraska in 1953, he would have predicted that the fledgling University Television Department he headed would become Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET), a multi-faceted telecommunications organization with a national- and international--reputation.
As general manager from the beginning, McBride has been the driving force behind ublic broadcasting and educational telecommunications in the state. His work will leave a lasting legacy to those of us who call ourselves Nebraskans...and indeed, for all of public broadcasting.
McBride activated the nation's seventh public television station, KUON-TV, at the University of Nebraska in 1954. he has served as general manager of the nine-station Nebraska ETV Network and secretary to the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission since they were created in 1963.
Included among his pioneering efforts are the Nebraska Public Radio Network, EduCable (Nebraska ETV's cable television service), a major public television and multimedia production center and the multi-channel NEB*SAT satellite network, as well as the self-supporting GPN media marketing and distribution service.
As a national and international consultant, McBride helped form a number of state networks, as well as the Central Educational Network, the Agricultural Satellite Network, the American Indian Telecommunications Network and teh Hispanic Educational Telecommunications System.
Jack is retired but continues to serve as a part-time project consultant to UNL and NET. Personal plans for Jack and his wife, Jean, include travel and spending time with family.