WATCH THE MEDIA with guest Luke Mullin, Huskers Football Writer Lincoln Journal Star
From Watch the Media with John Shrader by John Shrader
January 2, 2026 · 32 min · Season 12 · Episode 237
About this episode
John Shrader interviews Luke Mullin about his experiences covering the Huskers football team during a challenging season.
LUKE MULLIN is the Huskers football writer for the Lincoln Journal Star, where he started working while still a student at the University of Nebraska. He’s now through four seasons covering the Huskers. In this conversation we talk about reporting on a football team that lost its last three games and five of its last seven. Also, the coach, the off-season, the perception of the program locally and nationally. Recorded January 2, 2026 THE SHOW: Features interviews with sports media people from around the country, regionally and in Nebraska. John Shrader is an Emmy-award winning sportsbroadcaster and journalist who teaches Sports Media and Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska. His career includes more than 30 years in San Francisco, 15 years at KNBR Radio, the home of the Giants and the 49ers. He was the voice of the San Jose Earthquakes on radio and TV for 15 years; and spent about a decade as voice of San Jose State football and basketball. He was the primary 49ers reporter for KNBR for most of those 15 years. John is a free-lance writer for SoccerAmerica and hosts and produces the weekly Soccer Media Podcast . For more information and inquiries about John's free lance…
People in this episode
Hosts: John Shrader, John
Guest: Luke Mullin
Topics covered
- Huskers football
- sports media
- reporting
- college football
Keywords
- Lincoln Journal Star
- University of Nebraska
- football team
- coaching
- off-season
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: THE SHOW:, Emmy
Places: Nebraska, San Francisco
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