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Friday, Dec. 7 -- This Friday at 9 a.m. on State of Nevada, join a discussion about religion and presidential politics. Thursday evening Mitt Romney will deliver a speech about his candidacy and his religion, Mormonism. Friday morning at 9 on the statewide call-in show, hosts Brian Bahouth and Dave Berns will be playing clips from Mr. Romney’s speech and taking your calls and emails. Also this Friday, we’ll hear from cowboy poets who’ll be performing at this year’s Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko.
About the show
KUNR, in partnership with public-radio counterpart KNPR in Las Vegas, introduces State of Nevada, a groundbreaking new statewide broadcast.
State of Nevada addresses issues of importance across the state, including the economy, water, the environment and government. KUNR’s northern Nevada host Brian Bahouth wants listeners to hear what people in the state are talking about, and engage them in developing this conversation further.
“All around our region, the same stories repeat: Water. Roads. Air quality. Education. These are common issues we all have, so in some senses, this show will unite the whole region,” Bahouth said. “Our goal is to explore similarities and differences, and share information on common issues.”
State of Nevada is hosted live from both the KUNR studios in Reno and KNPR in Las Vegas. Each show consists of focused discussion time with the week’s guests in the north and south, with input from callers throughout the show.
The program is the first time the two public-radio broadcasters serving Nevada have worked together to develop programming. This weekly statewide broadcast is an expansion of KNPR’s daily Las Vegas-based program, and provides a forum to discuss key political and social issues important to Nevada residents during the upcoming election year.
Bahouth, State of Nevada’s northern host, is a news veteran with experience as a reporter, editor and news director at stations across the West. He has also produced feature reports for NPR, Voice of America, Radio High Country News and other networks. Bahouth created KUNR’s weekly afternoon call-in show, the High Desert Forum. Dave Berns of KNPR, also a veteran journalist, hosts the show in southern Nevada.
State of Nevada is heard Fridays at 9 a.m. on KUNR 88.7 FM (program guide). The show will also be broadcast to KUNR’s rural translator network across northern Nevada and northeastern California. The show airs in southern Nevada on KNPR 88.9 FM and its translators. Each station streams broadcasts online as well.
Call in to State of Nevada toll free: (877) 275-5677
Email questions
State of Nevada podcasts
State of Nevada website (KNPR)
State of Nevada news release (PDF)
