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 presidential race is finally coming to Nevada. The Democratic Caucus is Saturday, and the Republicans vote for their favorite candidate on… -
In 2013, UNLV sent 60 students and a pre-fab solar house to Southern California for the Solar Decathlon. The challenge was to build a sustainable solar… -
People across the country watched Ted Cruz win the Republican caucus in Iowa a few weeks ago, while Hillary Clinton won for the Democrats by a very slim… -
Sharaf Haseebullah was a pharmacists, as was her husband. They also did very well in Nevada's real estate market. So after her husband died, and her seven… -
Food, clothing and healthcare. These are some pretty basic needs that most of us take for granted. Yet a lot of people can’t meet those basic needs, and… -
So, you are enrolled in College of Southern Nevada, and when you try to sign up for an online class and see that it’s filled. To make matters worse, it…
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Nevada is still fighting with the Interior Department over the sage grouse. Last fall, the department decided not to put the small, chicken-like bird on… -
Heidi's Picks: Mardi Gras VegasSaturday, Feb. 6, Noon to 6 p.m. at the Springs PreserveCajun and Creole food, music and beer, character parade and crafts… -
Sexual assault and harassment is a huge topic on college campuses.The numbers of women and men who are assaulted vary depending on how the study defines… -
Last week, we asked people in Las Vegas to be part of our conversation about the 2016 election, specifically how anxiety is fueling decision making during…
