Mike Prevatt
Multimedia Producer/ReporterMike has been a producer for State of Nevada since 2019. He produces — and occasionally hosts — segments covering entertainment, gaming and tourism, sports, health, Nevada’s marijuana industry, and other areas of Nevada life.
He’s been a journalist in Las Vegas since moving here in 1998, serving as a music and entertainment editor and writer for alt-weeklies Las Vegas CityLife and Las Vegas Weekly before moving to radio and news journalism. He still flexes his writing muscles for Desert Companion magazine.
A Los Angeles native and UCLA graduate, Mike will talk your ear off about music, film, amusement parks and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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There are a lot of literary events in the fall, so it makes sense that so many local authors are releasing books this season. -
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Some people still raise their eyebrows when you tell them Las Vegas has a Philharmonic orchestra. Imagine how much higher those eyebrows go when you add: it’s now 25 years old. -
Don’t look now, but there’s another festival coming to downtown Las Vegas this fall. But don’t worry about road closures or towering stages. -
LGBTQ rights in Nevada have come a long way since the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. And so have that community’s biggest institutions. -
They say it takes a few years for a music festival to find its way. And that’s what happened with Life is Beautiful in downtown Las Vegas. -
Hackers have claimed responsibility for the cyber issue that seems to have brought down many of the online operations for MGM Resorts. -
What role do culture and the arts play in your life -
Pennsylvania. Oregon. Wisconsin. Those are among some of the biggest craft beer states in the country. But what about Nevada? Well, we’re getting there. -
Since the birth of the Strip, Las Vegas has always been an escape for the famous.
