Dave Becker
Director of ProgrammingDave Becker joined Nevada Public Radio as Program Director in late 2007. He’s the “buck stops here” staffer for everything heard on KNPR and KCNV, and he’s also a last-ditch substitute host and a voice in NVPR’s membership campaigns.
In addition to KNPR, his radio career took him to Iowa, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Kansas. He began in commercial radio while in college, then was snagged by public radio at his alma mater, the University of Iowa, and has been in its orbit ever since.
He and his wife, Marge, are proud of their four children and love doting on their four grandchildren.
-
Scientific Games plans to buy Bally Technologies in a $5.1 billion deal that would combine two of the largest equipment makers in the gaming industry. The…
-
The Las Vegas Valley Water District has lifted its ‘boil water’ order for Kyle Canyon. The order was put into place Monday following last weekend’s…
-
Washoe County School Superintendent Pedro Martinez returned to work today, following last night’s announcement by the Washoe County School Board that his…
-
An agreement among four western states and the federal government will set aside $11 million to fund projects aimed at addressing low water levels in the…
-
Tesla has confirmed that Reno is a finalist in the competition for a new factory to produce batteries for electric cars. Tesla also announced that it will…
-
In Mohave County, Arizona, increased court costs are affecting the county’s ability to provide counsel for indigent defendants. The Havasu News says the…
-
About two hundred Barrick Gold employees were affected by yesterday’s evacuation of the Meikle Mine near Carlin, 25 miles west of Elko. The evacuation was…
-
Federal land managers say no more overnight camping near eastern Utah's Book Cliffs after a black bear broke into two unoccupied camping trailers,…
-
Authorities say six people who were helping clean up UCLA's flooded Pauley Pavilion are being treated for exposure to toxic carbon monoxide. The men fell…
-
With one adjustment, a bill that would add 26,000 acres to the reservation of the Moapa Band of Paiutes has moved forward in the Senate. The legislation…