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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The Democratic National Convention introduced us to the party’s candidate this week. This was some feat, as the candidate has been in the public eye for… -
Nevada had a pretty tumultuous Democratic convention in May. Some said chairs were thrown. Others said they were not. But people were yelling and many… -
John L. Smith was at both the Republican and Democratic conventions in 2012.He saw Gov. Brian Sandoval speak in support of Mitt Romney. And other state… -
Day one of the Democratic National Convention started with boos from Bernie Sanders supporters every time Hillary Clinton's name was mentioned.By the end… -
June was a busy month at the Rape Crisis Center in Las Vegas. The Center assisted 32 percent more sexual assault victims than in the same month last…
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Donald Trump gave his acceptance speech last night and one of the trending words immediately after was “dystopian.” The New York times this morning… -
They want Donald Trump as president and Hillary Clinton behind bars.And Review Journal columnist Steve Sebelius is in Cleveland at the Republican National… -
The early news out of the Republican National Convention had to do with delegates.Those representing Iowa and Colorado walked out after not getting a roll… -
$4 billion for a fighting franchise – a franchise that most Americans don’t even watch. John L. Smith has some questions about the sale of the UFC. He… -
Jon Ralston made me laugh out loud this week with his email about the opening of the joint Democratic campaign office in Southern Nevada.He wrote: "I am…
