Joe Schoenmann
News DirectorJoe 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 Colorado River Water Users Association was founded and is held in Las Vegas. This year, it’s sold out, but there’s no question why: the Colorado River is in trouble.
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The 2022 midterm election in Nevada was filled with a lot of storylines and plot twists, some of that capturing the attention of the national press.We're…
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Former President Donald Trump was impeached twice, and a new book concludes that out of political fear, neither Republicans nor Democrats held him…
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Four years ago, Steve Sisolak became the first Democrat in decades to be elected governor of Nevada.Since then, he’s faced unprecedented challenges,…
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The former Clark County Public Administrator accused of stabbing to death investigative reporter Jeff German is due in court this week. Robert Telles, who…
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The Nevada chapter of the ACLU this week filed a lawsuit against Nye County in an effort to halt its new hand-counting of ballots in November’s election.…
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Vegas PBS and Nevada Public Radio collaborated on a new election program, Nevada Decides. The series featured candidates running for office in Nevada…
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Former President Donald Trump returns to Nevada on Saturday. He’s holding a rally in Minden on behalf of the state’s Republican candidates. That includes…
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To those who have been following the murder of Las Vegas investigative reporter Jeff German, the case seems like a slam dunk: Police say there’s video…
