Episode #57 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Mary Works Covington and Ann Libby of the Nevada Arts Council and Donna Curtis, Donna Curtis, president of the Carson City Democratic Women's Club . Listen to the show below. Subscribe to the Nevada Magazine Radio Show on iTunes ....
Episode #56 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Alan Palmer of the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas and Gene Hattori & Deborah Stevenson of the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. Listen to the show below. Subscribe to the Nevada Magazine Radio Show on iTunes .
Episode #55 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Scott Carey of Nevada 150 and Peggy Viney of Churchill County Museum . Listen to the show below. Subscribe to the Nevada Magazine Radio Show on iTunes .
Episode #54 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Sheryln HayesZorn of the Nevada Historical Society & Amanda Horn of the Nevada Museum of Art , both located in Reno. Listen to the show below. Subscribe to the Nevada Magazine Radio Show on iTunes ....
Episode #53 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Darcy Minter (communications director of the Western Folklife Center), talking about the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, and Eric Johnson from Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Nevada State Parks. The state park shown below is Washoe Lake State Park, near Carson City. Listen to the show below. Subscribe to the Nevada Magazine Radio Show on iTunes ....
Episode #52 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Meg McDaniel of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (representing the City of Laughlin ) and Joe Beck Werly of Eldorado Canyon Mine Tours . Listen to the show below. Read more about Laughlin here , or in the January/February 2014 issue of Nevada Magazine. Read more about Eldorado Canyon here , or in the January/February 2014 issue of Nevada Magazine. Subscribe to the Nevada Magazine Radio Show on iTunes...
Episode #51 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features an interview with Scott Carey of Nevada 150 . Listen to the show below. Subscribe to the Nevada Magazine Radio Show on iTunes .
Episode #50 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Willy Vlautin , Reno native and author, and James Lee Reeves , a Northern Nevada musician known for his album, "I'll Take Nevada." In the first half-hour, Vlautin discusses his novel, The Motel Life , which was recently made into a movie. Read more about that here . Also, read a Q&A with Vlautin from the November/December 2008 issue of Nevada Magazine, here . He also talks about his other novels, including the ...
Episode #49 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features an hour-long interview with Marlene Adrian, president of Women of Diversity . She discusses the Nevada Women's Legacy project, which recognizes and celebrates the roles and lives of Nevada women in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of statehood in 2014. The inaugural event for the project is First Ladies First, an event with five former First Ladies of Nevada on January 11, 2014 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Listen to the show below. ...
The Las Vegas High Roller's final passenger cabin was attached to the observation wheel’s rim on December 3. The High Roller is a part of The LINQ project. Photo Credit: Denise Truscello Episode #48 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Jon Gray, general manager of The LINQ , and Seth Schorr, CEO of DTG Manager Las Vegas LLC, the company that is overseeing the redevelopment and operations of Downtown Grand Las Vegas . Read more about The LINQ, a new retail, dining...
Episode #47 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Heidi Englund of the Nevada Historical Society and Keith Galliher Jr. , a Nevada attorney and singer. Englund discusses the sesquicentennial cake, which will be unveiled during a special celebration of Nevada's 150th birthday in March 2014. There was also a centennial cake celebration (pictured) in 1964. Listen to the show below. Subscribe to the Nevada Magazine Radio Show on iTunes ....
Episode #46 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Colby Frey of Churchill Vineyards and George Racz of Las Vegas Distillery . Churchill Vineyards is located on the historic Frey Ranch in Churchill County, near Fallon. It's currently the only Nevada winery producing Nevada-grown, produced, and bottled (estate) white wines. Churchill Vineyards is also producing Brandy, Grappa, Vodka, and several other distilled spirits made from vinifera grape and grain crops grown ...
Episode #45 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Scott Dunseath, owner of Reno eNVy ; Marlene Reid of Handmade in Vegas ; and Lynette Castillo of Made In Nevada . Reno eNVy is a retail store that sells numerous Reno-themed products, including shirts, hats, and glassware. Read more about the business here . Handmade in Vegas is a group of artists and crafters living in Southern Nevada who sell handmade products online, at local events, and in local shops. The long...
Episode #44 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Billy Stojack, chairman of the Las Vegas Veterans Day Parade , and Linda Grace, program manager of the Veterans Guest House in Reno. The Las Vegas Veterans Day Parade is a signature Nevada 150 event and one of the largest Veterans Day parades in the country, attracting tens of thousands of spectators. The Veterans Guest House is a "home away from home" for U.S. military veterans receiving medical treatment and for ...
Episode #43 of the Nevada Magazine radio show is a special Nevada Day (observed) edition, featuring guest Scott Carey of Nevada 150 . Throughout the hour-long show, various people call in to wish the state a happy 149th birthday. Listen to the show below. Subscribe to the Nevada Magazine Radio Show on iTunes ....
Episode #42 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Frank Dimaggio, producer of Sin City Scare Fair , and Eli Kerr, owner of Slaughter House (presented by Reno Fright Fest ). Kerr even brought a few of his ghoulish friends to the Reno Town Mall. Listen to the show below. Subscribe to the Nevada Magazine Radio Show on iTunes ....
Episode #41 of the Nevada Magazine radio show is a special acoustic musical edition, starring James Lee Reeves . Guest Donna Crowell plays bass and sings backup vocals; she also sings lead on her song, "Moonlight on Nevada." Reeves performs songs from his 2012 "I'll Take Nevada" album, such as "Pretty Wild Horses," "Living Free in Burning Man," and the title track, "I'll Take Nevada." Reeves performed in Las Vegas in the 1980s and 1990s as Milo Tremley. Listen to the show below. Subscribe to the...
Episode #40 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Lonnie Hammargren, former lieutenant governor, and Randy Johnston, founder and owner of the Hard Luck Mine Castle . In the show's first half-hour, Nevada Magazine Associate Editor Eric Cachinero interviews Hammargren about his unique Las Vegas residence, which he refers to by three titles: Castillo del Sol, the Hammargren Home of Nevada History, or the Principality of Paradise. The place resembles a museum more tha...
Episode #39 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Chelsie Hill, star of Sundance Channel's " Push Girls ," and Arlan D. Melendez, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony chairman. In the show's first half-hour, Nevada Magazine Circulation Manager Carrie Roussel interviews Hill about the unfortunate accident that left her paralyzed in high school. She was in Reno for the CIG Insurance Community Safety event, September 28, talking about the dangers of drunk and distracted driving...
Episode #38 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Richard Moreno , author and former publisher of Nevada Magazine, and Jeffrey Lehmann, host of the " Weekend Explorer " television series. In the show's first half-hour, Nevada Magazine Editor Matthew B. Brown interviews Moreno about his recent trip across U.S. Highway 50, known as The Loneliest Road in America. Moreno is working on an article for Westways magazine, documenting his geological tour of the route, whic...
Episode #37 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Las Vegas resident Nick Moody , a "ghost-towner," and Gail Rappa, president of Friends of Tuscarora and Independence Valley . In the show's first half-hour, Nevada Magazine Associate Editor Eric Cachinero recounts his summer tour of southwestern Nevada ghost towns , which was organized by Moody (pictured above). Cachinero and Moody discuss Goldfield, Blair, Bonnie Claire, Gold Point, and more. See photos of the 201...
Episode #36 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Debbie Wilkinson of the Beatty Chamber of Commerce and Paula Corley of Corley Ranch in Gardnerville. In the show's first segment, before interviewing Wilkinson, Nevada Magazine publisher Janet Geary informs listeners about Genoa's annual Candy Dance Arts and Crafts Faire . Wilkinson begins by discussing Beatty Days, October 25-27, the southwestern Nevada town's major annual event. In the show's second segment, Gear...
Episode #35 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Neil Lockhart (above left), the grand prize winner of Nevada Magazine's 2013 photo contest , and Kristoffer Pfalmer (above right), grand prize winner of the 2012 photo contest and an Honorable Mention winner in this year's contest. Both are Reno photographers. In the beginning of the show, Lockhart explains how he captured his winning image "Light Glyphs," which was taken in Lagomarsino Canyon, one of the state’s m...
Episode #34 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Taylor Andrews, Executive Director of Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary , and Samantha Szesciorka, who recently trekked across Nevada on horseback in what she dubbed the Nevada Discovery Ride . In the first half-hour, Andrews discusses the Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary, located in Las Vegas and home to nearly 400 birds. The sanctuary’s focus is of the avian variety, so you will see and hear several different and unique speci...
