Fred Wasser
ProducerSince June 2015, Fred has been a producer at KNPR's State of Nevada.
Fred worked for many years at NPR in Washington, DC, where he produced interviews and features at Morning Edition, Weekend Edition/Sunday and Weekend All Things Considered. Before that he lived in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was on the production staff of A Prairie Home Companion.
Just before moving to Las Vegas, Fred lived in Chapel Hill, NC, where he was a freelance arts, culture, and entertainment reporter for broadcast, print and the web. He also hosted Breathing Room, a radio program of popular standards, jazz and conversation originating from WCOM, a community station in Carrboro, NC.
(Editor's note: Fred Wasser no longer works for Nevada Public Radio)
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Since his 2017 release, Simpson had been living in Las Vegas, and Linda Deutsch was able to talk with him. He died at age 76 on April 10, 2024. -
We’re all familiar with the slogan “What Happen Here, Stays Here.” It was created by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the firm, R&R… -
When people talk about the arts and entertainment world in Las Vegas, they are often talking about the Strip.But alongside entertainment on the Strip,… -
(Editor's note: This interview originally aired May 23, 2019)In the early days of tourism in Las Vegas, a central feature of the city was its motels. By… -
We’re at an odd and difficult time right now when hate and the violence that comes with it is a growing trend. It’s true nationally. It’s true in…
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East Fremont Street in Las Vegas has been the focus of scrutiny for almost a decade, especially after billionaire Tony Hsieh decided to invest hundreds of… -
A new book about street art in Las Vegas makes the case that street art belongs in the public eye as much as the city’s iconic neon. You can see street… -
This weekend, the Black Mountain Institute is featuring an afternoon of music, conversation, readings, and visual art as part of its annual three-day… -
Anti-Semitic hatred has shown itself recently at both ends of Nevada:Last fall, fliers blaming Jews for the sexual assault allegations against Supreme…
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Nevada has a new superintendent of public instruction — that's basically a CEO position, overseeing education in the state. Thirty people applied for the…
