Seven Questions
Seven Questions
Lamar Marchese
Nevada Public Radio’s founder on his passion for photography, the importance of persistence and hanging with President Carter
October 18th, 2012
It’s been more than five years since Lamar Marchese turned off the lights in his KNPR office for the final time and waltzed into retirement. Had Marchese started this relaxing phase of life by plopping on a recliner and grabbing the remote, nobody would’ve blamed him—not after he spent nearly three decades growing the state’s first public radio station from a figment of his imagination to a multi-station network with more than 100,000 listeners across four states. Read more »
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Wolfgang Puck
The celebrity chef on Spago’s opening, how veggies are making a comeback and why breakfast really is important—just not to him
October 11th, 2012
For a busy man, Wolfgang Puck never appears hurried or troubled. Maybe it’s the grace that comes with one of his original restaurants recently celebrating its 30th anniversary. Maybe it’s the satisfaction of knowing that his 21 fine-dining restaurants have launched the careers of so many other successful chefs. Maybe it’s all the Wiener schnitzel. Read more »
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Phil Stanton
Blue Man Group’s co-founder on creating a phenomenon, his admiration for a fellow Vegas headliner and the one Strip attraction he can’t pass up
October 4th, 2012
In 1986, Phil Stanton arrived in New York with a suitcase and a single goal: to carve out a career in theater. But like most aspiring performance artists, be they in the Big Apple or Hollywood, Stanton’s career path featured a detour through the wait-service industry. It was a detour that forever changed his life. Read more »
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Fritz Reese
The county’s outgoing director of Juvenile Justice Services on post-retirement plans, his biggest accomplishment and his interesting side ‘job’
September 27th, 2012
Fritz Reese, 62, is trim, energetic and engaging, and betrays no signs of being ready to quit, even though that’s what Clark County’s director of Juvenile Justice Services is planning to do Oct. 5, when the certified sommelier puts juvenile crime on the back burner and turns his focus to his other passion: wine. Read more »
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Marie Osmond
The Flamingo co-headliner (let’s not forget Donny) on her new TV talk show, coping with tragedy and that distinctive laugh
September 20th, 2012
Marie Osmond, who’s both wildly succeeded and suffered, all in the intense glare of the media. Mother of eight children (biological and adopted), she conquered postpartum depression and weight gain (yes, thanks to Nutrisystem). In 2009, she publicly supported her daughter, Jessica, who came out as a lesbian. In 2010, she lost 18-year-old son, Michael, to suicide. In 2011, she remarried first husband Stephen Craig. Through everything, she stays onstage, as if performing is oxygen. Read more »
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Gabby Douglas
The Olympic gold medalist on her first visit to Las Vegas, taking a phone call from the president and how she’s able to land on that balance beam
September 13th, 2012
When Gabby Douglas is not winning gold medals in London, taking phone calls from the president, doing The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, chatting with Oprah or flipping around onstage to assist newest pal Alicia Keys during an MTV performance, Douglas comes across like any another teenager eager to talk about her favorite meal at McDonald’s. Read more »
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Patricia Field
The fashion guru on the importance of hair, her Las Vegas TV experience and The Godfather’s contribution to American fashion
September 6th, 2012
You may not wear it, or understand it, but you know the 71-year-old’s style. It’s the way women should look when they leave the house: fun, playful, eclectic. On Sept. 6, Patricia Field comes to Crystals at CityCenter to host Fashion’s Night Out, curating a fashion presentation and presiding over a Charity Crawl, where a portion of the night’s proceeds will be given to partner charities selected by each store. This won’t be Field’s first time in Las Vegas. She actually lived here in the ’80s while orchestrating the wardrobe design for the NBC television series Crime Story. Read more »
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Mike Pritchard
UNLV football’s radio analyst on the prospects for the 2012 Rebels, why UNR’s program is consistently good and a young NFL receiver to keep an eye on
August 30th, 2012
Few people in Southern Nevada can better gauge what it takes to succeed in football than Mike Pritchard. The 1987 Rancho High School graduate was a star running back with the Rams before attending the University of Colorado, where he was named MVP of Colorado’s 1990 national championship team. He subsequently was selected by the Atlanta Falcons, and also played with the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks. Now entering his seventh year as radio analyst for UNLV football games, the 42-year-old Pritchard will team with new play-by-play announcer Russ Langer, calling the action on ESPN Radio 1100-AM and 98.9-FM, beginning with the Rebels’ season opener against Minnesota on Aug. 30. Read more »
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Michael Richards
CSN’s president on his institution’s impact on the community, the importance of community-college graduation rates and combating stereotypes
August 23rd, 2012
Michael Richards has been at the helm of the College of Southern Nevada for four years, and although he has seen his state funding shrink by about 23 percent—at the same time when demand for his product (until last year) steadily rose—he remains optimistic about the direction CSN is headed and the role it plays in our community. Read more »
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Jamie Hyneman
The Mythbusters co-star on bringing his TV show to the Vegas stage, constantly battling danger and the experiment results that surprised him the most
August 16th, 2012
This month, the 55-year-old, beret-donning Jamie Hyneman gets to add yet another surprising line to his résumé: Las Vegas stage performer. He and Adam Savage are bringing Mythbusters: Behind the Myths to the Palazzo for two engagements (Aug. 17-19 and Aug. 31-Sept. 2). The six shows will feature live experiments, behind-the-scenes stories and a heavy dose of audience participation. Read more »
