KNPR State of Nevada Select
KNPR State Of Nevada Select
Nevada Public Radio presents a choice discussion or interview segment from the
past week's State of Nevada broadcast. Refreshes weekly.
15-35 . News 88.9 KNPR
Ventriloquist, Comedian, and Singer Terry Fator
Terry Fator, ventriloquist, comedian, and singer
... on his singing and impersonating "Cast of Thousands," the "American's Got Talent" winner tells us about his show starting at the Mirage Las Vegas tonight and how his persistence paid off to get his big ...
Gary Peck
Gary Peck, Exec Dir, ACLU of NV
... on their national agenda and the local issues that concern the guardians of liberty.
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Muslim Teens
Dilara Hafiz, co-author
Yasmine Hafiz, co-author
... on the challenges Muslim teens face when trying to live an observant life in the U.S. and in the region.
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How the Crash Will Reshape America
Prof Richard Florida, Author, "How the Crash Will Reshape America," and Dir of the Martin Prosperity Inst, U of Toronto
... on his recent article in the Atlantic Monthly which asks, "What fate will the coming years hold for New York, Charlotte, Detroit, ...
Creech Airforce Base
Col Christopher Chambliss, Commander of the 432rd Wing and 432rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Creech AFB
... on the first air base dedicated to unmanned planes.
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Author Russell Banks
Russell Banks, author
... on his book, part love story, part murder mystery and set on the cusp of World War II, that raises questions about class, politics, art, love, and madness.
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Lori Lipman Brown
Lori Lipman Brown, Founding Dir Emeritus, Secular Coalition of America
... on her work to protect the rights of athiests, humanists, agnostics and freethinkers.
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Comedian George Wallace
George Wallace, Comedian
... on his five years on the strip, and the future of comedy in tight economic times. Wallace performs at the Flamingo Las Vegas at 10pm, Tues through Sat.
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Violinist Joshua Bell
Joshua Bell, violinist
... described by the Boston Herald as "the best violinist active today," he tells us about his recent accomplishments. He is set to perform tomorrow night at UNLV's Artemus Ham Concert Hall.
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Dangerous Dance with Evil
Bob Hamer, author, The Last Undercover: The True Story of an FBI Agent's Dangerous Dance with Evil
... on his new book about his life as an FBI agent and how he juggled his many undercover identities.
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Inauguration Preview
Rainier Spencer, Professor of Anthropology, UNLV
Ken Fernandez, Professor of Poli Sci, UNLV
Claytee White, Dir of Oral History Research Ctr, UNLV and Sec and Historian, LV Black Historical Society
Phil Flowers, singer,
... on what Obama's presidency ...
Commissioner Rory Reid
Rory Reid, Clark County Commission Chair
... on the current issues facing Clark County, how the county can pay for existing services and what's likely to be cut.
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Phil Ruffin's Treasure Island Purchase
Phil Ruffin, Buyer, Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
... on his announcement that he was buying MGM Mirage's Treasure Island Hotel and Casino for $775 million.
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Bishop Jefferts Schori
Most Rev Dr Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, US Episcopal Church
... on the on-going tension in the church over the election of an openly gay bishop and heron the future of religion in this country. Jefferts Schori was Bishop of the Diocese ...
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis, actor
... on his new book "American Prince: A Memoir" released in October and his experiences growing up and in Hollywood.
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Phillip Fortenberry
Phillip Fortenberry, Assoc Music Director , "Jersey Boys," and performer, Liberace Museum
... on his 25 years on Broadway and how a boy from small town Mississippi had made his career on the Great White Way, eventually to move to Las Vegas to perform his ...
Gustavo Arellano
Gustavo Arellano, columnist, Orange County Weekly
... on his new book which tells the story of Areallano's family history and assimilation to the American culture. He is speaking and signing copies of his new book tonight at the East Las Vegas Community ...
H. Lee Barnes
Prof H. Lee Barnes, English and creative writing, CSN, author, and former Green Beret and Vietnam War veteran
... on how his war experience has inspired him to write two short story collections.
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Author Michael Chabon
Michael Chabon, Pulizter Prize winning novelist
... on his latest novel about detective Meyer Landsman in the alternative present day reality of the real city of Sitka, on the Panhandle of Alaska. Chabon is set to be the keynote speaker at the Vegas ...