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<\/p>\nNFM prepares to welcome thousands for annual Berkshire Picnic<\/p>\n
The signature host of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting plans live entertainment, shopping and exclusive experience<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHE SUN IS SHINING RIGHT NOW, BUT IT IS A SEVERE WEATHER DAY. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY\u2019S 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\u2019VE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR 40 YEARS AND WE\u2019VE 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\u2019S A LOT BIGGER DEAL THAN THAT NOW, BUT A LONG TIME. WOW. YEAH. AND SO BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY AND NEBRASKA FURNITURE MART, IT\u2019S ONE OF THE SIGNATURE HOSTS OF THE EVENT. AND YOU\u2019RE PLANNING THIS THIS BIG PICNIC. TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. YEAH. SO WE\u2019VE GOT A COUPLE THINGS GOING ON WHERE WE\u2019VE GOT A BIG BOOTH AT THE AUDITORIUM, AND WE\u2019VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF DOWN THERE AND BRANDED MERCHANDISE, T SHIRTS, CUPS, YOU KNOW, THIS KIND OF STUFF. BUT WE\u2019RE ALSO HAVING A BIG TENT EVENT AT THE STORE, AND WE PUT UP A GIGANTIC CIRCUS TENT, BASICALLY. AND WE\u2019VE GOT LIVE MUSIC, AND WEBER GRILLS IS OUR NEW FOOD SPONSOR THIS YEAR, SO WE\u2019RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND THEY\u2019RE SMOKING MEAT AND SMOKING COCKTAILS, WHICH WILL BE INTERESTING. SO I DON\u2019T KNOW WHAT THAT\u2019S ALL ABOUT, BUT WE\u2019VE REALLY GOT A LOT GOING ON. AND IN THE STORE WE\u2019VE 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\u2019RE THEY\u2019RE 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\u2019S A BIG DRAW. SO IF YOU\u2019RE A RACE FAN AND YOU WANT TO SEE ONE UP CLOSE, COME TO THE STORE, COME TO THE STORE. I REMEMBER LAST YEAR, I\u2019M THINKING BACK TO ALL THE EXCITEMENT AND I REMEMBER I GOT A LITTLE BABY BUFFETT ORIENTAL TRADING DUCK. ANY, ANY DUCKS THAT YOU\u2019RE PLANNING IN YOUR TENT? WE WON\u2019T HAVE THEM AT THE TENT, BUT I HAVE A MASSIVE COLLECTION AT WORK. I GET A SET EVERY YEAR. THEY\u2019RE DIFFERENT EVERY YEAR, AND IT\u2019S 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\u2019S 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\u2019RE ABOUT. AND WE\u2019VE 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\u2019S 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\u2019S ALL KINDS OF THINGS GOING ON. AND THERE\u2019S THE OFFICIAL BERKSHIRE THINGS, AND THEN THERE\u2019S ALL KINDS OF LITTLE SATELLITE THINGS THAT OTHER GROUPS ARE DOING. SO THERE\u2019S A LOT GOING ON IN THE CITY, AND IT\u2019S 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\u2019RE GOING TO CHANGE MUCH? YOU KNOW, I\u2019M 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\u2019S 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\u2019LL BE A SIMILAR MEETING, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT\u2019S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. AND SO FOR YOU, DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE MEMORY OR WHAT\u2019S 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\u2019S REALLY A VACATION FOR PEOPLE. SO WE JUST WANT THEM TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. WE FEEL LIKE THEY\u2019RE HAVING A SO FOR ME, THAT\u2019S 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
NFM prepares to welcome thousands for annual Berkshire Picnic<\/p>\n
The signature host of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting plans live entertainment, shopping and exclusive experience<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 9:52 AM CDT Apr 26, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe 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 |\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tOMAHA, Neb. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n Store director Scott Baker joined KETV Newswatch 7’s Anna Behning in-studio to share how their store is preparing. <\/p>\n 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.” <\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n For shareholder meeting information, go to: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 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