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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This week marked the 10th anniversary of President Barack Obama signing into law the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. -
Today’s our year-end open mic show, inviting you to share your thoughts on what’s transpired over the last year in Nevada. And there’s a lot to talk about. -
The ouster of Syria’s ruling family is being felt around the world, including Nevada. -
To sue or settle? Everything from insurance claims, to disruptive fireworks, to how to start a legal dispute at your local government office. A local attorney answers your legal questions. -
If people didn’t know about George Knapp before, they might now. Netflix last month released a six-part series, Investigation Alien, that follows Knapp in his search. -
Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, the EPA estimates that waste in the U.S. increases by more than 25%, or by about 1 million tons. That’s 2 billion pounds of garbage. -
For longer than Las Vegas has been a city, people have fanned out across this country every winter to do one thing: count birds. -
Thursday is Thanksgiving. And while the history of the holiday is fraught with misgivings, it’s a time to celebrate with friends, family, even strangers. -
The theft of copper wire from street lights is a major problem in Las Vegas. -
Officials promised pro sports would bring community. Have they?
