About Hurrdat ONE
Hurrdat ONE is your home for everything Omaha. From food and entertainment to business, culture, and community, we’re bringing together the stories, voices, and experiences that make Omaha unique.
What You’ll Find on Hurrdat ONE
Hurrdat ONE is a growing community of content creators and local experts. Together, we’re sharing stories, spotlighting Omaha voices and connecting people to the city in new ways. Here’s what’s inside.
- Podcasts & Video Content – Local shows covering everything from food and entertainment to business and culture.
- Local Happenings & Features – The latest updates on what’s happening in Omaha, from restaurant openings to community events.
- Insider Guides & Recommendations – The best places to eat, drink, explore and experience Omaha like a local.
- Interviews & Spotlights – Conversations with Omaha’s most interesting personalities, from chefs and entrepreneurs to artists and athletes.
Meet Our Editors
Dan Hoppen
A lifelong resident, Dan Hoppen’s role as a Content Creator for Hurrdat ONE allows him to showcase all the greatness Omaha has to offer. Through social media, podcasts, and blog posts, he and the Hurrdat ONE team spotlight the people, events, restaurants, history, and attractions that make this city special.
Dan’s great appreciation for food started around the family dinner table, as his mother was a stellar home cook. That love was further instilled by watching the Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives,” which highlighted local chefs and restaurants in a unique way. Dan was inspired by the passion that its host, Guy Fieri, had for the people he met and the impact he made on the community.
In 2019, Dan started his podcast, “Restaurant Hoppen,” where he chats with Omaha chefs, restaurateurs, bakers, or coffee shop owners about their background, business, and food. He also helps Omahans find their next great meal by highlighting locally-owned restaurants on his social media and his website, restauranthoppen.com.
Kristyna Engdahl
Kristyna Engdahl is an Associate Vice President at Hurrdat, where she contributes to both the Hurrdat ONE and the Hurrdat x Lukas Partners teams. Her work focuses on strategic communication, community storytelling and helping brands connect with their audiences in meaningful ways. Through Hurrdat ONE, she supports efforts to rethink how Omaha receives local news and information—aiming to make it more accessible, engaging and community-driven.
Before joining Hurrdat, Kristyna served as Vice President of Communications for the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA), where she was a spokesperson for venues including CHI Health Center, Charles Schwab Field and The RiverFront. She managed public communication for major events and redevelopment milestones like groundbreaking ceremonies and ribbon cuttings.
Kristyna’s background also includes nearly a decade in broadcast journalism, with reporting and anchoring roles at KETV NewsWatch 7 in Omaha and KNOP-TV in North Platte. That experience continues to shape her approach to storytelling, media relations and connecting with the community.
Abigail McLaughlin
Abby is a Senior Communications Strategist at Hurrdat’s Lukas Partners with expertise in storytelling, news media relations, brand reputation management and social media response strategies. She helps clients tell their stories through blog writing and securing earned media. She also manages social media responses and writes client newsletters, paid content, opinion editorials, executive announcements, news releases, and media alerts. She supports clients including AIM Institute, Outlook Nebraska, UScellular/TMobile, Creighton University and FNTS.
Prior to Lukas Partners, Abby earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she majored in advertising and public relations with a minor in textiles, merchandising, and fashion design. During her time at UNL, Abby was a teaching assistant for the Department of Food Science and Technology. After, Abby wrote content and created a multi-channel social strategy for a tech startup, Leash.