Oaklander Jessica Dol is Z92 On Air Personality

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Jessica Dol, Z92 On-Air Personality. Photo Courtesy of Jessica Dol.

Working of Z92 is really rewarding. I get I get to play music for my job and I can make someone’s day just by playing something they want to hear,” said Jessica Dol.

Jessica has worked for Z92 in Omaha since October of 2001 as a mid-day on air personality from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and is also a music director. She helps with the music on the station, talking to record representatives to see what new songs we want to add to our format.  “I do live broadcasts, produce commercials that run on our stations and update our on-air staff about the events we are doing and what we are giving away so they can talk about it on the air,” Jessica stated.

She was born in Eau Claire, WI but her family moved to Minneapolis, MN shortly after she was born.

She attended Concordia College in St. Paul, MN with a major in

Communications/Theater. “I only went for 1 year because a small Lutheran College just didn’t fit my personality.  After that I went to Brown Institute in Minneapolis, MN and got my Associates Degree in Radio/TV Broadcasting,” Jessica said.

The job at Z92 brought her to Omaha. “I did interview for a different radio station in Omaha back in 1994.  I don’t remember what station, but their studio was in Downtown Omaha and the On-air staff could be seen thru a big picture window on the street. It was hilarious,” Jessica stated.

Jessica married Donnie Dodge in May of 2011. Donnie had previously resided in Oakland, moved away, coming back with Jessica in May of 2013. “I had never been married and didn’t have any children.  I have 3 stepchildren, Lily, D.J. & Garrison. Donnie is very well known in Oakland and as the former Producer of the Todd-N-Tyler Show, now an Omaha Firefighter,” Jessica said.

They moved to Oakland to be closer to Donnie’s youngest son, Garrison. “The commute from Logan, IA to Oakland was just getting to be too much,” Jessica stated.

Jessica finds her job at Z92 very rewarding. “I get to interact with listeners and clients in a  fun way.  Radio is not all fun and games.  It’s actually a lot more work than I ever thought it would be,” Jessica said. “I may not have gotten into the industry if I knew I was going to have to work over 8 hours a day.  Who thinks that Radio would be a “real” job?”

Jessica stated that she has grown up a lot since her move to Omaha. “I came to Nebraska as a single 30-year-old just looking to find a place to call home.  I had been with a few radio stations (Rochester, MN, Milwaukee, WI & Cedar Rapids, IA) before Omaha and never felt completely comfortable with my personal life until I bought my home in Logan, IA and was lucky enough to reconnect with Donnie Dodge,” Jessica stated.

She is very happy with where her life is. “I could ask for nothing more and I am very lucky that I didn’t have to settle for anything less,” Jessica said.