Briana Joseph
Lead AnnouncerBriana Joseph is the lead announcer at Nevada Public Radio. She hosts during national syndication from NPR. You’ll hear her voice during All Things Considered and Weekend Edition.
Prior to joining KNPR in 2021, she was a radio personality and show host for the Rebel HD2 student station at KUNV. Briana has long held an interest in journalism and audio storytelling.
Briana is an undergraduate student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, pursuing a BA in Journalism and Media Studies. A lifelong Las Vegas local, she is always looking for the next concert, art installation, or unique happening to experience.
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Henderson is growing quickly and defining itself as more than just a suburban hub of Las Vegas. The City has designated the neighborhood of West Henderson as a potential “global business district” and an opportunity zone for employment and businesses. And there’s been no shortage of development in recent years. -
Southern Nevada’s federal delegation are calling on the federal government to prohibit mining on public land in the fragile Amargosa River watershed, an effort pushed by locals in the area for months. -
President Joe Biden will visit Las Vegas next week with two scheduled appearances, as part of a campaign swing to Nevada and Texas. -
A visitor to Death Valley National Park died from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized as the temperature there reached 128 degrees F this weekend. -
After a decades-long effort, a second bridge now connects Laughlin, Nevada, to Bullhead City, Arizona. -
City officials have approved a proposal from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to build a controversial temple in the Lone Mountain area in northwest Las Vegas. -
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada recently received 150 million in grants to overhaul the Maryland Parkway corridor in Las Vegas, along with additional millions to improve the Charleston Corridor. What type of improvements will this bring to two of Southern Nevada's busiest street corridors? -
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says Las Vegas is “definitely on [the] list” of cities under consideration for expansion franchises. -
More than 100 volunteers are still needed to help with the 2024 Southern Nevada Homeless Census, which will count unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness in Las Vegas. -
Governor Joe Lombardo announced that he would lower the flags to half-staff and light the Nevada State Capitol Building blue in honor of the victims of the terror attacks in Israel.
