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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The number of marijuana businesses in our state could rise considerably over the next couple of years.Right now, there are 65 marijuana dispensaries…
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“The Nutcracker” by Peter Tchaikovsky has long been a staple of the Christmas season.Tchaikovsky’s music was first performed in 1892 and it was…
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It’s been only a few months since Marcus Civin took charge of the UNLV art department. He brought with him from the Maryland Institute College of Art… -
Every month or so on State of Nevada we’re joined by Willobee, the program director and afternoon music host at Nevada Public Radio’s NV89.Today, we… -
He was known, in his time, as “The Bonanza King.” In the 1800s, John Mackay was a huge force in Nevada, having amassed great wealth in mining.So how come… -
On their latest edition of their podcast, Latinos Who Lunch (Episode 99), Babelito and FavyFav had a lot of fun with some Latinx clichés.One hour and… -
Nevada’s prison population is higher than the national average and inmates are staying in jail much longer than they were a decade ago.The question is why… -
People from around the world come to Las Vegas for fun and excitement and that often centers around a slot machine or blackjack table.But for some people,… -
Every month or so we’re joined by Emmanuel “Babelito” Ortega and Justin “Favy Fav” Favela – they are the “Latinos Who Lunch.” Ortega and Favela are… -
In Nevada and around the nation, there’s an especially vulnerable group of workers often toiling out-of-site - alone - cleaning homes, offices, and in Las…
