Sean DeFrank
Associate Editor
Contact: 868-4553 • Email
A Southern Nevada resident since 1974, DeFrank worked for the Las Vegas Review-Journal for more than 13 years, primarily as a sports copy editor but also covering the city of Henderson in the late ‘90s, before coming to Vegas Seven just in time for its launch. The UNLV graduate is also a U.S. Army infantry veteran, and was recalled to active duty in 1991 as part of Operation Desert Storm. He lives in Henderson with his wife, enjoys traveling and going to concerts, and loves his UNLV Rebels.
Recent Articles
Tackling a Larger Audience
January 26th, 2012
The Lingerie Football League is putting on the moves this year in an attempt to gain greater exposure in Las Vegas and around the world. Lingerie Bowl IX will kick off at the Orleans Arena at 1 p.m. Feb. 5, more than two hours before the Super Bowl, and be televised on MTV2.
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Brandy Stanley
The Parking Czar
January 26th, 2012
As the new parking services manager for the city of Las Vegas, Brandy Stanley has been assigned the unique task of solving a problem where one seemingly doesn’t exist. Since being hired in June, she has completed an inventory of 47,500 parking spaces downtown, coming to the conclusion that there is a 40 percent oversupply in the area. Yet, Stanley also has learned that many people don’t know where to park, what it costs to park or how to pay to park. Therein lies the problem.
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Michael Murphy
The Reality Coroner
January 26th, 2012
The longtime success of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has been both positive and negative for Clark County coroner Michael Murphy. On one hand, he’s thankful for the interest and exposure the TV drama has brought to his profession and the science behind it; on the other, the show has created unreasonable expectations about the time frame in which his office can investigate an unnatural death.
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High Court Appeal
January 19th, 2012
Of all the happenings that bring Las Vegas national attention, a high school basketball game would seem to be one of the unlikeliest. Yet since last season’s thriller, this year’s showdown between Findlay Prep and Bishop Gorman has been highly anticipated by prep sports pundits across the country. Last January’s matchup between the teams produced the greatest high school basketball game in Nevada’s history, when Findlay Prep won 89-86 on a last-second 3-pointer in double overtime.
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Rebelist
Top Seven Passers in Rebel History
January 13th, 2012
UNLV has had a lot of players who could put the ball in the basket. But more often than not, someone had to get them the ball in the right spot, at the right time to put the points on the scoreboard. Here we salute the Rebels who took as much pride in making the perfect pass as they did in scoring:
Read More »Finding a New Game to Play
January 12th, 2012
The call for Nevada to diversify its economy has been a constant drumbeat in recent years, and something Gov. Brian Sandoval has made a priority since taking office last year.
Read More »Getting a Fare Shake
January 5th, 2012
We’ve all been there. You jump in a cab and wonder, “Is this guy padding the fare?” Well, this site allows you to calculate the price of any taxi trip in Las Vegas and nearly 40 other cities around the world.
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Stevie Wonder
The Cosmopolitan’s Chelsea Ballroom, Dec. 31
January 5th, 2012
Yes, the Motown legend hasn't had a major hit single since the mid-'80s, and, yes, at 61, he's a bit older than the Cosmopolitan's usual clientele. But Wonder's talent and genius persevere, and he maintains a stockpile of songs that will endure long after people have forgotten about today's disposable pop icons.
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Found Material
A New Angle on Vegas
December 22nd, 2011
Google Maps continues to amaze us with its 3-D representations of cities around the world, and now it has added 45-degree satellite imagery for Las Vegas and about two dozen other cities, including San Diego, Honolulu, Rome and Amsterdam.
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Charlie Daniels Band
Orleans Showroom, Dec. 9
December 22nd, 2011
Daniels’ fan base comes largely from the country-music crowd, but the legendary fiddler’s style has always been more Southern rock than anything—incorporating jazz and blues into his repertoire much like ’70s contemporaries the Allman Brothers Band and Marshall Tucker Band.
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