Mikel has been the News Director at 10/11, and the Director of News for KSNB Local 4 in Hastings and KNOP News 2 in North Platte since 2017.

A native of Nebraska, Mikel was a reporter and anchor at WSAW in Wausau, Wisconsin before becoming News Director in 2011. In 2014, he moved to lead the newsroom of KWTX in Waco, Texas.

Mikel lives in Lincoln and enjoys spending as much time as possible with his wife, three daughters, and two dogs.