Carrie Kaufman
Producer/Host(EDITOR'S NOTE: Carrie Kaufman no longer works for KNPR News. She left in April 2018)
Carrie Kaufman is Host/Producer for KNPR’s State of Nevada. She has been a print, digital and radio journalist for 25 years. She founded and published PerformInk, Chicago’s theatre and film newspaper, which became the bible for actors, directors, designers, filmmakers, and funders, as well as audiences wanting to be in the know. At PerformInk, she was the recipient of two Peter Lisagor Awards for Excellence in Journalism – for a feature on Uta Hagen, and for her extensive coverage of the Screen Actors’ Guild Strike of 2000.
In 2007, Carrie was a top 10 finalist in the Public Radio Talent Quest, which sent her headlong into the medium of radio production. Previously she was one of the original hosts of Les-Bi-Gay Radio in Chicago.
She is also a musician, and has worked as a consultant for various non-profit arts groups.
Carrie grew up in Las Vegas, and returned in 2014 with her twin daughters to the city whose mountains she still dreamt about.
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Like many listeners, the music of Carole King is a staple in my household, and in my musical repertoire.“You’ve Got a Friend” was the first song I ever… -
It’s election season and lots of different groups have mobilized here in Nevada to get out the vote on November 8.But what happens after November 8?… -
When you hear the name Carlos Santana, chances are it will trigger a memory – no matter how old you are.In his 47-year career, the Tijuana-born guitarist… -
The Westside School sits in the shadow of the I-15, among a plethora of black churches, residences and industrial areas. When the school was built in… -
The designated driver idea has become ubiquitous with people heading out to party.Not only does it allow one person to NOT drink that night, but it… -
The passing of Las Vegas banking legend E. Parry Thomas this past week at age 95 is a reminder not only of the incredible arc of Las Vegas history, but of… -
Polls show Millennials overwhelmingly supported presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.Now, the remaining candidates are facing an ambivalence from this… -
Thirty years ago, the AIDS crisis was raging through the gay male population. Scientists were trying desperately to figure out what was causing it, and… -
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is known for its Broadway Series, its Cabaret Jazz, and – for school kids – its theatre workshops. But it has not… -
The Nevada Supreme Court heard oral arguments Friday in the two cases that challenge the constitutionality of the Education Savings Accounts, a program…
