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Nevada Variations
Nevada Variations
From the KNPR archivesOriginal broadcasts 2001-2003

Produced and narrated by Jon Christensen,  Nevada Variations presents an audio portrait of Nevada over the course of 17 months. Each month Jon explores the history, literature, arts and current events of each county in Nevada. Supported by the Nevada Humanities. Jon Christensen is a freelance writer and reporter, and recipient of a  Knight Fellowship for 2002-03. 

  • Great Basin National Park
  • Dayton, Nevada - Ghost TownDayton Area Chamber of CommerceDayton Historic Society
  • American Museum of Natural HistoryNative American Graves Protection and Repatriation ActNevada Department of Cultural Affairs - Division of Museums and…
  • Great Basin News story on the Wright familyUNR Biological Resources Center - Restoring habitat for fish and peopleMarys River Project
  • Friends of Nevada Wilderness"The Las Vegas Valley has led the nation in metropolitan area growth, nearly doubling its population between 1990 and 2000.…
  • Virginia City was once the richest place on earth. During the big bonanza silver boom on the Comstock in the 1860's, Virginia City was a roaring…
  • A hundred miles north of Las Vegas, on the western edge of the Nevada Test Site, lies an otherwise unremarkable ridge called Yucca Mountain where the…
  • Washoe County and the Truckee River. People up and down the Truckee are looking for ways to restore the river to its former glory. For detailed…
  • Carson City was named after western Explorer Christopher "Kit" Carson. When Congress created the Nevada Territory in 1861, government found its home in…