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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Victims of domestic violence and human trafficking in Southern Nevada may soon get more help.
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So much has happened over the last two weeks, it’s almost hard to remember that candidate Donald Trump was shot at a rally just 11 days ago.
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A year ago, an outside consulting firm started looking at Nevada’s higher education funding. Based on their recommendations, the Board of Regents is considering changing how those funds are allocated.
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And how will all this affect the election in Nevada, where one in five residents is an immigrant?
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It’s researched. It’s proven. Crime increases during the hotter summer months.
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More than a year ago, Clark County spent hundreds of thousands of dollars throwing a party at Commercial Center, the oldest outdoor mall still standing in Las Vegas.
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It's our Wednesday open mic show. What's on your mind?
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It’s been a decade since the armed standoff between supporters of rancher Cliven Bundy and federal agents from the Bureau of Land Management.
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Universities depend in large part on charitable giving. But one of UNLV's key donors, is pulling funding.
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The lifeblood of Nevada’s economy is tourism, and a big chunk of that comes from conventions.