HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) – Comedian Larry the Cable Guy will receive this year’s Tom Osborne Leadership Award from a Hastings group. Leadership Hastings plans to honor the comedian, whose real name is Dan Whitney, on Nov. 1. The award honors a top leader in Nebraska or a national leader with ties to the state. Larry the Cable Guy was chosen because of his success in the entertainment business and his charitable work with several Nebraska organizations. The award events include an afternoon leadership seminar on Nov. 1 followed by an evening award banquet.