Hey Coach, It's [Blank]: Amie Just

Journal Star columnist came back for her dream job after first leaving Nebraska

Kaleb Henry | Jul 21, 2023

Hey Coach, It's [Blank]: Amie Just /

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Nebraska Cornhuskers

Mike Schaefer talks to Lincoln Journal Star columnist Amie Just. She explains how she ended up with her dream job after swearing she'd never move back to Lincoln.

As is always the case, we start at the beginning to find out why Amie got into sports journalism and then followed her path that ultimately led back to Lincoln.

Along the way we learn about how a middle school romance helped lead to her college decision, how she ended up becoming the first female Montana Grizzlies beat reporter and what she learned about the NFL while covering the New Orleans Saints.

Finally she walks through her first year at Nebraska before giving thoughts on being a woman in journalism and a few more stories to bring us home.

Mike Schaefer has spent years on the Husker beat. Now, he turns his mic away from players and coaches and toward his fellow media members, from those he’s worked alongside to those he’s competed against.

Published Jul 21, 2023

KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.