Joe Schoenmann
Host/Senior ProducerJoe Schoenmann joined Nevada Public Radio in 2014. He works with a talented team of producers at State of Nevada who explore the casino industry, sports, politics, public health and everything in between.
Prior to joining KNPR, he worked in newspapers and magazines in Wisconsin, then in Nevada at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas Sun and Las Vegas Life magazine. He’s won awards for investigative reporting, feature writing and deadline reporting, and has written a little-known book looking at a Vegas hitman and his son through the eyes of the son’s mother.
A Midwest native, Joe graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison. After a stint as a janitor, he turned to journalism. A Las Vegas resident since 1997, he spends his free time with friends, writing unproduced scripts, and observing life’s rich pageant.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is more than a celebration of a man who fought for worker and civil rights.
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Why is Nevada such an attractive alternative to Southern California, and what kind of impact has the influx of new residents had on Las Vegas and surrounding communities?
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There was good in the sports world: the Stanley Cup for the Golden Knights, the second WNBA Championship for the Las Vegas Aces.
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Vegas is this vast melting pot with people from around the world. Many don’t celebrate this time of year because it’s not their tradition. Some bring different traditions. Then .. some traditions change because of Vegas.
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It’s five days later. And for the rest of the world, even if they love Las Vegas, the UNLV shooting has come and passed. But it hasn't for us.
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Las Vegas police identified the gunman in Wednesday's shooting that killed three University of Nevada, Las Vegas faculty members.
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There’s a sports team in Nevada whose success has been unmistakable, but rarely noticed over the last two years.
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Well, it’s December and that means winter is right around the corner, and the cold weather might mean a respite from the blistering heat. For our plants, well that’s a different story.
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Casino revenues keep going up in Nevada. Gaming operators reported a nearly 3% increase in wins over last year.
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From time to time, newspapers and other media outlets want to get public documents from government agencies. In Nevada, it's not an easy task, so the Las Vegas Review-Journal is challenging agencies in court.