Joe Schoenmann
Host/Senior ProducerJoe Schoenmann joined Nevada Public Radio in 2014. He works with a talented team of producers at State of Nevada who explore the casino industry, sports, politics, public health and everything in between.
Prior to joining KNPR, he worked in newspapers and magazines in Wisconsin, then in Nevada at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas Sun and Las Vegas Life magazine. He’s won awards for investigative reporting, feature writing and deadline reporting, and has written a little-known book looking at a Vegas hitman and his son through the eyes of the son’s mother.
A Midwest native, Joe graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison. After a stint as a janitor, he turned to journalism. A Las Vegas resident since 1997, he spends his free time with friends, writing unproduced scripts, and observing life’s rich pageant.
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After massive "No Kings" protest in Las Vegas on Saturday and reported ICE activity throughout the year, local police and advocates respond to growing immigration concerns -
A bill to cut Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding passed the House and now heads to the Senate. Nevada Public Radio's CEO discusses his plans to get the organization through it. -
Over 7,000 people gathered in Downtown Las Vegas on Saturday night to protest the Trump administration. -
For this one-hour Wednesday show, we hand over the mic to you to sound off on what's keeping you up at night -
The popularity of summer biking, hiking, birding and boating — and just getting outdoors — is growing in Southern Nevada. -
Nevada is the only state in the country where some form of sex work or prostitution is legal. In counties with fewer than 700,000 people, brothels have been legal since the early 1970s. -
The mayor joins KNPR's State of Nevada to discuss new development, the city's budget, homelessness and much more. -
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The director of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles explains how to get a Real ID. -
Wednesday's guest is Chris Giunchigliani and it’s our open mic show, where your thoughts and topics lead the conversation. And that’s what this is: we’re sitting and talking about what’s happening in Nevada.
