Where is dave wingert omaha ne

I just happened to email him Oct. Obviously a lot of you out there who listened to him knew about the situation. He tells me he was fired without severance, only a goodbye and good luck. He wants to stay put and continue doing his radio gigging in Omaha.

He and his agent are busily testing the waters. I hope he gets his wish and perhaps a measure of revenge against the station that dismissed him by killing them in the ratings. Does it really matter? The station plays hits from the s through today and targets a demographic. Does this mean his loyal listeners from KGOR, many of them upset by the way he was let go, will follow him to the new station and boost its ratings?

I wonder how many listeners spurned KGOR in the aftermath of his firing? Oh, well, all water under the bridge now. In my 52 years in Omaha, Neb. Those of us who have been around the block a time or two know from experience that things only appear effortless from the outside looking in, and that that apparent ease is only arrived after tremendous study and work. After admiring Wingert from afar for so many years it was a delight to finally meet him and get to know him a bit. I trust you will like the man I portray in this article for The Reader www.

Radio DJ -actor-singerDave Wingert, in the spotlight. Far from the madding crowd of shock jocks the veteran broadcaster and stage actor is brave enough to simply be himself on air.

Enervating, effusive, empathetic, effeminate. His mother laid that messed-up heritage on him when he was a teenager. The revelation of how he died came just as Wingert began pursuing radio and theater at Ohio University.

In he and Larry Williams had just begun their cabaret act before a packed house at now defunct Club 89 when Ulysses Cribbs opened fire with a gauge shotgun. In a few seconds rampage that seemed to last forever the gunman killed one and injured 26, including Wingert, who luckily had the round deflect off his chest.

Superman went on the air the next day helping a city heal. He did the same after the Van Maur shootings. The earlier experience was a lesson in how precious life is. A recent stalking incident made him relive some of that chaos. Wingert never missed a show. I love working with actors like Dave who are fearless and willing to jump off a ledge and not worry if they look the fool.

Not in a flaming, militant way but with a breezy, emotive patter and Jewish motherly demeanor. But it comes out in conversation.

Three years ago Wingert showed the courage of his convictions by abandoning his dream for large market radio fame, which had led him from Omaha to the west coast, to venture back here in search of a permanent home to call his own.

More recently, Wingert proved he has the guts to leave a prime gig as a protest. He, Ben Burkholtz and Connie Lee refused to go on in response to a dispute at the theater that led to the temporary departures of Playhouse artistic director Carl Beck , who directed Moonlight , and associate Susan Baer Collins.

When Wingert and Co. It received a lot of varied reaction around the city. Some people very much horrified actors would do that. Others, understanding what motivated the actors.

I know those actors were taking an uncomfortable positiion and so I admire them seeing it through the way they have. Some may view what Wingert did as a grandstanding ploy that undermined the theater. Others, as the loyal action of a man guided by integrity. Prompting this soap opera was a blunt force effort by executive director Tim Schmad and board president Mark Laughlin to bridge a budget shortfall. The pair reportedly told Beck and Collins their duties and salaries would be reduced.

Beck and Collins balked and submitted their resignations. Insiders say it was a classic case of bean counters versus artists. Once the story broke angry theater supporters deluged the Playhouse with calls and emails.

Schmad and Laughlin faced the music at an April 16 open forum that announced the restoration of Beck and Collins to their original posts. Wingert attended the session, which saw people rant against OCP administrators for what many viewed as their insensitivity, but the actor remained silent. I guess you could call it a protest. What impact the Wingert-led walkout made in causing Playhouse leaders to rethink their decision no one knows.

While Beck and Collins are back on the job Moonlight never made it to curtain, unless you count the fully-dressed and lit but empty set that served as backdrop for the rancorous public forum. A fitting symbol for a show that would not go on in a house divided.

Wingert equates what happened to a dysfunctional family airing out some issues. Only time will tell. He feels the events that led to Moonlight being canceled sent a message to the Playhouse administration. Still, he rues losing Moonlight. The play looks at a frantic few days in the making of Gone with the Wind. Wingert can hope though. Most commercial stations subscribe to such services. The bits, mostly satiric pot shots at headline grabbers like OctaMom, stand on their own but work best when a host can riff on them.

Ok, I must be the only in the world that is wondering what happened to Dave Wingert. I really miss him. Will he be back on air? Like Like.

I miss him, too. When he was first off the air about two weeks ago, they said he was on vacation. How do we find our way? With the rehearsal process, you find your way together. We see how similar we are — and when we recognize that barriers come down and gives us courage to move forward. Nebraskans for the Arts is your arts advocacy organization.

Our community thrives when we work together for good. Discover how your help furthers our cause and supports our vital programs. Box Omaha, NE On top of being a radio show host and working at the Nebraska Writers Collective, she performs spoken word and runs her own nonprofit, Verse Inc.

The organization helps pair poets with artists in other genres such as music or visual arts. Troxclair says she routinely encounters people in the arts scene with depression, anxiety, and ADHD. Those working as full-time artists oftentimes find themselves lacking the resources to seek medication or psychiatric treatment, she says.

A common problem is that some artists may not qualify for Medicaid but also not make enough money to qualify for the tax credits provided by the Affordable Care Act. The risk of going uninsured is especially troublesome for those suffering from mental illness because so much of the treatment, from routine psychiatric visits to medication, requires ongoing care.

Approximately Census Bureau. Troxclair says there are also cultural barriers in the African American community that prevent access to mental health resources. Troxclair points to the long-term psychological impacts of living in impoverished communities and institutional racism as two factors that contribute to PTSD in the African American community.

She has worked with kids at DCYC for more than two years. To cope with traumas such as PTSD and extreme poverty, Troxclair says she sees many youths self-medicate and turn to other self-destructive behaviors. She points to a lack of education in schools when it comes to teaching kids about mental health. Law enforcement often times finds itself dealing with mental health episodes, sometimes with lethal results. He was not allowed back on the bus because a passenger complained about his behavior, which reportedly included talking to himself.

There, the police confronted BearHeels. During the encounter, BearHeels died after being shocked by a Taser 12 times and punched in the head repeatedly.

Two of the officers involved were fired for their involvement. One officer was acquitted of second-degree assault; no other officers were charged. The class teaches law enforcement about de-escalating mental health-related incidents, identifying medications and their side effects, suicide prevention, and geriatric-related mental health issues as well as handling juveniles in crisis situations.

Oftentimes when police are called to respond to a mental health-related disturbance, a person is going to one of two places, and each has a significantly different outcome, Gary Hering says. Hering works at Mutual of Omaha as a systems engineer. His father was a mechanic, and when he was in the military, he serviced aircraft. He was caring for a family member who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Late one night, the person Hering was caring for locked themselves in the bathroom and dialed , telling them that they were in danger from Hering.

The police were dispatched, but the family member left the house before police arrived. Hering soon found himself in a standoff with police. They asked him if he had any weapons in the house.

He said he did: a Russian rifle he inherited from his father. After determining the swatting incident was a medical-related matter, things calmed down, but Hering found himself reaching out to NAMI. He attended one class called Family to Family, which is free and open to the public. He was so impressed at the curriculum that he volunteered to be on the NAMI board.

He was later elected president and has held that title for three years. The knowledge and peer support of NAMI helped Hering when another family member was diagnosed with mental illness.