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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The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Monday that mail-in ballots with smudged, indecipherable or missing postmarks can be counted for up to three days after polls close on Election Day. -
As the nation focuses on the race for president, many are looking to Nevada as the key to controlling or losing power in Congress. -
This budding Hollywoodian knows there's more to the business than fun and games ... but she's still having fun -
Early voting is already underway in Nevada. Nevada Public Radio and Vegas PBS co-hosted a special broadcast of State of Nevada to discuss the election. -
About a week ago, an issue that has vexed some politicians, as well as university officials and college athletes, hit Nevada. -
Nevada's votes will be watched for more than just the presidential bid in November. One of the most closely watched races for the U.S. House is for a seat in Nevada's third congressional district. -
Do you ever wish the world of politics was a little more boring, or maybe just stable? -
Las Vegas’ previously anemic sports scene has boomed in recent years. Here’s what to expect from it this fall -
At the start of next year, and for the first time in 24 years, Las Vegas will have a mayor whose last name isn’t Goodman. -
