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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From the killing of a bicyclist to pedestrian and child deaths, it’s been a deadly year on our roads. The number of traffic fatalities this year is almost the same as a year ago, and last year was one of the deadliest on record. -
A man died at a trailhead in Death Valley National Park on Tuesday afternoon as temperatures reached up to 121 degrees. -
For 30 years, one group has used performance to provide safe spaces for locals and to unite the community through their music. -
About two months after the Civil War ended, slaves in America learned of their emancipation. It was June 19, 1865, 158 years ago. -
Estimates put the number of DACA recipients at 12,000 people in Nevada. -
It’s been six years since Nevada legalized recreational marijuana. When it happened, Nevada was just one of four states that had legalized recreational marijuana. Today, it’s in 21 states. -
Nevada lawmakers are considering a significant shift in water use for Las Vegas, one of the driest major metropolitan areas in the U.S. -
As many of us know from firsthand experience, the pandemic brought a slew of challenges to everyday life. -
One in four residents in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside are food insecure, meaning they have no or little access to healthy food. -
Authorities say an SUV clipped the wing of a small plane after the aircraft made an emergency landing on a highway north of Las Vegas.
