Las Vegas Book

Foreword   Eric W. Rothenbuhler     ix
Acknowledgments     xv
Introduction     1
Newspapers     5
Myram Borders: News Bureau Chief     8
Ruthe Deskin: Columnist     9
Don English: News Bureau Photographer     10
Michael Green: Professor of History     13
Brian Greenspun: President and Editor     18
Mary Hausch: Journalism Professor     21
Thomas Mitchell: Editor     23
Mike O'Callaghan: Executive Editor and Chairman     26
Raymond Pistol: Owner and Publisher     29
John L Smith: Columnist     32
Rod Smith: Editor and Publisher     35
Radio     43
Carla Gonzalez: Disc Jockey     44
Tom Humm: General Manager     48
Laura Belle Kelch: Station Owner     50
Lamar Marchese: Public Radio President and General Manager     52
Tom Moilanen: Talk Show Host     54
Chad Simmons: Low Power Radio Entrepreneur     57
Muriel Stevens: Early On-Air Personality     61
Television     65
Tom Axtell: General Manager     67
Jill Campbell: Vice President and General Manager     69
Gwen Castaldi: News Anchor     73
Emily Neilson: Programming Director     75
Gabriel Quiroz: General Manager     77
Nina Radetich: News Anchor and Reporter     80
David Riggleman: Communications Director     83
Bob Stoldal: General Manager     87
Nate Tannenbaum: Weatherman     89
Hank Thornley: News Anchor     91
Politics     95
Glen Arnodo: Union Political Director     98
Richard Bryan: United States Senator     100
Oscar Goodman: Mayor     101
Kenny Guinn: Governor     102
Jan Jones: Gaming Executive and Mayor     104
Lynette Boggs McDonald: Local Politician     106
Jose Melendrez: Hispanic Leadership Institute     108
Communicators, Comedians, and Critics     113
Evan Blythin: Emeritus Professor     114
Pat Cooper: Comedian     116
Dayvid Figler: Public Defender     117
Dave Hickey: Art Critic     119
Sig Rogich: President of Rogich Communications Group     122
Bob Stupak: Entrepreneur     125
Billy Vassiliadis: Public Relations and Advertising President and CEO     127
Frank Wright: Historian      130
Elaine Wynn: Businesswoman     132
Vegas Sound Bites     139
Further Reading     149
About Las Vegas     149
About Media, Communication, Community, and Related Topics     150
Index     157
About the Author     165