About us

Jeff is an announcer, columnist and owns Lincoln Prep Sports.  He called the first football game carried on the website in 2004 and fills in occasionally during the football and basketball seasons, while handling full-time play-by-play duties on the radio.  He's the full-time baseball play-by-play announcer for Lincoln Prep Sports during the spring and Legion seasons.  Jeff has served as sports director at KFOR Radio in Lincoln since 2013 and added news director to his radio duties in January 2023.

Jeff was named Nebraska Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association in 2020 and was honored with the NSAA's Distinguished Service Award in 2022.

Jeff is a graduate of Lincoln Northeast High School, where he played on two state championship basketball teams.  He's also a graduate of Southeast Community College in Beatrice, Nebraska, where he earned his degree in Mass Media.

Email: jeff@lincolnprepsportsnow.com

John has been with Lincoln Prep Sports since 2006, serving primarily as the analyst/commentator of our play-by-play coverage.  He has provided play-by-play for football in the past.  In 2002, John started a non-profit in Lincoln called Encouragement Unlimted, to help the unappreciated, undervalued and often overlooked people in the community.   John was awarded the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Wall of Honor” recognition for his contribution to promoting diversity and contributing to the betterment of the city of Lincoln.  

A native of the St. Louis, Missouri area and graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, John often partners with Jeff Motz to provide analysis during live broadcasts on radio or here on Lincoln Prep Sports.  Both have also been past commentators for Nebraska Wesleyan football and basketball broadcasts on television.

Kellan first joined Lincoln Prep Sports in 2016 while in college at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  He's provided play-by-play of football, basketball, volleyball and soccer on the website over the years.  After graduating from UNL, Kellan served as the news and sports director for a group of radio stations in Charles City, Iowa.  After a year out of state, Kellan returned to Lincoln to work in news radio before becoming an agriculture reporter for Learfield Communications.  In 2021, Kellan returned to Lincoln Prep Sports to handle football and volleyball play-by-play.  He's a native of Rogers, Nebraska and graduate of Schuyler High School.

Ryan Swanigan joined Lincoln Prep Sports in August 2022, as a play-by-play announcers and part-time account executive.

Ryan graduated from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications, with a degree in broadcasting in May 2015. During his college years, Ryan worked extensively on covering sports for the college's radio station, KRNU. Whether it was play-by-play or producing, Ryan loved every minute of it, and won multiple awards for his on-air work.

Born and raised a Nebraskan, Ryan has always known broadcasting was going to be his only career path. He grew up "announcing" whatever he could, from football, to baseball, to NASCAR, kickball, and so much more. At the same time, he would also pretend to be a TV anchor, reporter, and sports personality, putting on a full newscast for his family.

Ryan lived in Papillion through high school, before moving to Lincoln for college and his post collegiate endeavors. 

In May of 2017, Ryan picked up an interest in covering Lincoln Fire & Rescue, from department topics to breaking news events, ride-alongs and much more. That interest grew into a passion for covering not only breaking news, but also all fire/EMS stories, including LFR and volunteer fire departments around Lancaster County. Ryan was a morning show producer in Lincoln for two-and-a-half years. Ryan was also the play-by-play announcer for the Chillicothe (Missouri) Mudcats in the summer of 2015.

Ryan is a hard-core Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants fan, enjoys watching college and pro football and basketball, and never gets out to the driving range or golf course enough. He also enjoys getting after any freelance play-by-play opportunities that come his way.

Ryan also works as a morning show producer, overnight breaking news reporter for KOLN-TV/KGIN-TV in Lincoln and is one of the producers of Lincoln Saltdogs Baseball broadcasts on KFOR Radio.