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Don Hamrick, Chairman, Board of Directors, KNPR, announces the retirement of Mark Vogelzang as CEO, effective October 6, 2023, and the appointment of Favian Perez to Interim CEO. Perez, who has been with Nevada Public Radio for ten years, assumes this new responsibility after serving as the organization’s chief operating officer since 2022.

I’ll be honest: There was something I dreaded about taking the helm at Desert Companion a few months ago. It wasn’t the management meetings, board reports, HR paperwork, or even the stress of being responsible for the accuracy and appeal of every word in these pages. It was the annual Restaurant Awards. Don’t get me wrong, I love assigning and editing stories generally. But this specific story is not only Desert Companion’s signature service piece, but also an entire project that lives beyond our pages

Fall feels like a break between seasons in our city, where it follows the hot mess of summer and precedes the frenetic cheer of the holidays. Philosophers of yoga write about the second between the inhale and exhale as the moment when the good stuff happens — though the entire breath requires attention for the process to work

It is a unique partnership. This magazine, Desert Companion. This radio station, KNPR. They go together. A benefit of listening.

Vegas PBS and Nevada Public Radio are proud to announce that they are collaborating on a new election program, Nevada Decides. The series will feature the…

After more than 12 years serving as editor of Desert Companion, Andrew Kiraly recently announced his departure from Nevada Public Radio’s award-winning…

Thursday is Nevada Public Radio’s birthday.The station went on the air 42 years ago in a janitor’s closet in the Las Vegas Silver Bowl.In 1998, the…

Nevada Public Radio welcomes Mark Vogelzang as its new President and CEO March 14. Mark recently served as Interim General Manager and CEO of Blue Ridge…

As you may know, several months ago, Nevada Public Radio found itself in a dire situation.

With talk radio available everywhere you turn, we’ve been wondering about the effect of radio on how we talk about politics.Michael Harrison is the editor…