NFM prepares to welcome thousands for annual Berkshire Picnic

The signature host of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting plans live entertainment, shopping and exclusive experience

THE SUN IS SHINING RIGHT NOW, BUT IT IS A SEVERE WEATHER DAY. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY’S ANNUAL MEETING IS MAKING ITS WAY TO THE METRO NEXT WEEK, AND ONE OF THE SIGNATURE HOSTS IS NEBRASKA FURNITURE MART. AND JOINING US NOW IS SCOTT BAKER. SCOTT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOUR STORE MANAGER. THIS IS PROBABLY HOW MANY HOW MANY BERKSHIRE WEEKENDS HAVE YOU HAD? WELL, I’VE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR 40 YEARS AND WE’VE BEEN A BERKSHIRE COMPANY SINCE 1983. SO I REMEMBER WHEN THE MEETING WAS AT THE HOLIDAY INN CENTRAL, AND WARREN WOULD JUST PULL UP IN THIS OLD FORD LIMITED, AND HE WOULD JUST GO IN. YOU KNOW, IT’S A LOT BIGGER DEAL THAN THAT NOW, BUT A LONG TIME. WOW. YEAH. AND SO BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY AND NEBRASKA FURNITURE MART, IT’S ONE OF THE SIGNATURE HOSTS OF THE EVENT. AND YOU’RE PLANNING THIS THIS BIG PICNIC. TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. YEAH. SO WE’VE GOT A COUPLE THINGS GOING ON WHERE WE’VE GOT A BIG BOOTH AT THE AUDITORIUM, AND WE’VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF DOWN THERE AND BRANDED MERCHANDISE, T SHIRTS, CUPS, YOU KNOW, THIS KIND OF STUFF. BUT WE’RE ALSO HAVING A BIG TENT EVENT AT THE STORE, AND WE PUT UP A GIGANTIC CIRCUS TENT, BASICALLY. AND WE’VE GOT LIVE MUSIC, AND WEBER GRILLS IS OUR NEW FOOD SPONSOR THIS YEAR, SO WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND THEY’RE SMOKING MEAT AND SMOKING COCKTAILS, WHICH WILL BE INTERESTING. SO I DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT’S ALL ABOUT, BUT WE’VE REALLY GOT A LOT GOING ON. AND IN THE STORE WE’VE GOT AN E ROSS REAL DEAL RACE CAR IS GOING TO BE INSIDE THE STORE. AN EIGHT FOOT PARTY SPEAKER AND A RING DOORBELL THAT DOES SELFIES AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS JUST FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD ALL THOSE GADGETS OUT THERE. HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO GET THAT RACE CAR? YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY’RE THEY’RE ONE OF THE SPONSORS WITH THE WITH BERKSHIRE, AND THEY WERE HAPPY TO BRING IT TO US. AND WE HAD ONE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BUT IT’S A BIG DRAW. SO IF YOU’RE A RACE FAN AND YOU WANT TO SEE ONE UP CLOSE, COME TO THE STORE, COME TO THE STORE. I REMEMBER LAST YEAR, I’M THINKING BACK TO ALL THE EXCITEMENT AND I REMEMBER I GOT A LITTLE BABY BUFFETT ORIENTAL TRADING DUCK. ANY, ANY DUCKS THAT YOU’RE PLANNING IN YOUR TENT? WE WON’T HAVE THEM AT THE TENT, BUT I HAVE A MASSIVE COLLECTION AT WORK. I GET A SET EVERY YEAR. THEY’RE DIFFERENT EVERY YEAR, AND IT’S A REAL FUN THING JUST TO REMEMBER THE EVENT. BUT LOTS OF VENDORS HAVE LOTS OF THINGS TO REMEMBER THE EVENT BY. SO WHEN YOU THINK OF THIS ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS WEEKEND AND HOW IT JUST BOLSTERS OMAHA, WHAT DOES IT SAY FOR THE CITY AND HOW DOES IT BRING IN JUST A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT CULTURES AND PEOPLE TO OMAHA? YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD OF THIS. IT’S LIKE A PILGRIMAGE TO COME SEE IT. AND, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND WE WANT THE PEOPLE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND, AND SEE WHAT WE’RE ABOUT. AND WE’VE BEEN AROUND FOR 90 YEARS. BUT I ALSO WANT THEM TO SEE WHAT OMAHA IS ABOUT AND WHAT A GREAT CITY AND HOW WELCOMING WE ARE HERE. AND THERE’S A TON OF DIFFERENT EVENTS. I SAW THERE WAS LIKE A FIVE K IN THE HANDBOOK. THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY YOUR PICNIC. SO THEY REALLY ARE GETTING OUT INTO OMAHA, NOT JUST STAYING PUT DOWNTOWN. YEAH, MANY DIFFERENT NIGHTS. THERE’S ALL KINDS OF THINGS GOING ON. AND THERE’S THE OFFICIAL BERKSHIRE THINGS, AND THEN THERE’S ALL KINDS OF LITTLE SATELLITE THINGS THAT OTHER GROUPS ARE DOING. SO THERE’S A LOT GOING ON IN THE CITY, AND IT’S JUST REALLY AN EXCITING TIME FOR THE CITY AND AN EXCITING TIME FOR BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY. BECAUSE LAST YEAR, WARREN BUFFETT ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT, GREG ABEL STEPPING IN NOW. SO WHAT DO YOU SEE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE WEEKEND? DO YOU THINK THEY’RE GOING TO CHANGE MUCH? YOU KNOW, I’M NOT SURE. I THINK THIS MEETING WILL LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, GREG HAS BEEN A FIXTURE WITH BERKSHIRE FOR A LONG TIME. BUT I THINK SOME PEOPLE MAY SKIP BECAUSE IT’S NOT THE WARREN AND CHARLIE SHOW. BUT I ALSO THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL COME NOW BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT GREG HAS TO SAY. SO I THINK IT’LL BE A SIMILAR MEETING, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. AND SO FOR YOU, DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE MEMORY OR WHAT’S THE BEST PART ABOUT THIS WEEKEND? YOU KNOW, THE BEST PART ABOUT THE WEEKEND IS JUST ALL THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE COMING TO THE STORES AND COMING TO OUR BOOTH DOWNTOWN AND JUST SEEING OUR CITY FOR WHAT IT IS AND PEOPLE HAVE A GOOD TIME. AND IT’S REALLY A VACATION FOR PEOPLE. SO WE JUST WANT THEM TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. WE FEEL LIKE THEY’RE HAVING A SO FOR ME, THAT’S KIND OF IT. YEAH. AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. GOOD LUCK WITH THE WEEKEND. AND I GOT TO SEE THAT RACE CAR. YOU SHOULD COME SEE THE RACE CAR. AND I HOPE THAT CAITLIN WILL

The signature host of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting plans live entertainment, shopping and exclusive experience

Updated: 9:52 AM CDT Apr 26, 2026

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The annual Berkshire Shareholder Week kicks off with lots in store for attendees, including lots in the Nebraska Furniture Mart store. NFM is a signature host of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting weekend. Store director Scott Baker joined KETV Newswatch 7’s Anna Behning in-studio to share how their store is preparing. Baker is heading into his 40th shareholders’ weekend. He reminisced on some of his first years involved, saying, “I remember when the meeting was at the Holiday Inn Central and Warren (Buffett) would just pull up in this old Ford LTD and he would just go in. It’s a lot bigger deal than that now.” Besides Nebraska Furniture Mart’s well-known booth at the convention center, shareholders are invited to their tent event at the store. The event features Weber grills, a new 2026 sponsor, live entertainment and a NASCAR EURO. For shareholder meeting information, go to: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Shareholder Meeting Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

OMAHA, Neb. —

Store director Scott Baker joined KETV Newswatch 7’s Anna Behning in-studio to share how their store is preparing.

Baker is heading into his 40th shareholders’ weekend. He reminisced on some of his first years involved, saying, “I remember when the meeting was at the Holiday Inn Central and Warren (Buffett) would just pull up in this old Ford LTD and he would just go in. It’s a lot bigger deal than that now.”

Besides Nebraska Furniture Mart’s well-known booth at the convention center, shareholders are invited to their tent event at the store. The event features Weber grills, a new 2026 sponsor, live entertainment and a NASCAR EURO.

For shareholder meeting information, go to: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Shareholder Meeting

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.

NFM prepares to welcome thousands for annual Berkshire Picnic

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