Since June 2015, Fred has been a producer at KNPR's State of Nevada.

Fred worked for many years at NPR in Washington, DC, where he produced interviews and features at Morning Edition, Weekend Edition/Sunday and Weekend All Things Considered. Before that he lived in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was on the production staff of A Prairie Home Companion.

Just before moving to Las Vegas, Fred lived in Chapel Hill, NC, where he was a freelance arts, culture, and entertainment reporter for broadcast, print and the web. He also hosted Breathing Room, a radio program of popular standards, jazz and conversation originating from WCOM, a community station in Carrboro, NC. 

(Editor's note: Fred Wasser no longer works for Nevada Public Radio)