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Born and raised in Omaha, John Clark graduated from Technical High in 1966, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Nebraska Omaha in 1971. In the years that followed, John left his permanent mark on Omaha television.
John began working part-time at KMTV while still in school, serving as a reporter and photographer. He became a full-time employee after graduation and remained at Channel 3 until 1980, when he left KMTV to work at WOWT.
He worked through the newsroom ranks at Channel 6, as a reporter, assignment editor, assistant news director, and in 1991 was named news director at WOWT. During a time of change in the broadcast industry, he was responsible for the new direction and philosophy in the news operation at the station.
He produced numerous, award-winning documentaries and coordinated coverage on a variety of major events including Nebraska football and electioncoverage.
John won several major awards including the RTNDA for Investigative Reporting, the Edward R. Murrow Award for Sports Reporting, as well as the UNO Department of Communications 1993 Alumni Achievement Award. Recently he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the AssociatedPress, where his wife Joyce accepted the award on his behalf.
Clark was also active in Media of Nebraska, and served as co-chairman of the NBA's Freedom of Information Committee for several years.
While always a professional broadcaster, John Clark was also a family man. He was husband to Joyce, father to Justin and Jeff, and proud grandfater to five energetic grandsons.