Channel 8 Eyewitness News Will Carry UNL Chancellor Perlman’s News Conference Live at 4pm.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 15, 2007 — University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman today announced he has asked UNL Athletic Director Steve Pederson to step down from the post he has held since January 2003. Perlman said he believes Pederson is no longer positioned to move the Athletic Department forward.

Chancellor Perlman has scheduled a news conference at 4PM, which will be carried live by Channel 8 KLKN-TV.