UNMC, Mark Gilbert to be featured on Friday’s CBS Evening News

A story by about UNMC Artist in Residence Mark Gilbert will air at the tail end of today’s 5:30 p.m. broadcast of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.

The story, which was done by CBS news correspondent Steve Hartman, is part of CBS News’ Assignment America Series.

Hartman briefly sat down with UNMC Today to discuss his interest in the Gilbert story, journalism and how he became familiar with Omaha.

Click on the images below to view some of Hartman’s comments.

CBS Nightly News Correspondent Steve Hartman comments on why the network news show was interested in doing a piece on UNMC Artist in Residence Mark Gilbert.

Hartman on where the Gilbert story ranks as far as stories he has done and how he has become familiar with Omaha and Nebraska as a whole. (EDITOR’S NOTE: Click on the linked names to see blogs from UNMC Today Editor Chuck Brown and public affairs’ Tom O’Connor about this story.)