Courtney Bierman was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended the University of Kansas, graduating in 2019 with degrees in journalism and film. While at KU, she was the arts and culture editor of the University Daily Kansan and had a summer internship at KCUR in Kansas City.
Before her return to Lawrence, Courtney spent five years at Omaha Public Radio, where she hosted morning programming and produced four local shows. She was also part of the front-of-house team at Film Streams, Omaha’s marvelous arthouse movie theater.
Courtney is passionate about film, animals and her kitchen compost bucket. She was a copy editor in a past life.