Nevada Newsmakers

Host: Sam Shad
Co-Host: Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette Journal

Guests:
Brian Greenspun, President and Editor- Las Vegas Sun
Pundits:
Steve Robinson, Director of State Government Affairs at R&R Partners
Daryl Capurro, Government Affairs Consultant
Jill Derby, Nevada State Democratic Party Chair


"The Sun was always opposed to the mob influence in Las Vegas. It was how to get them out. Howard Hughes was an orderly responsible, rational way to get rid of the mob. We brought him in here and he bought up all the hotels. He bought them out and that seemed like a pretty sane plan at the time. "

- Brian Greenspun, Editor Las Vegas Sun, on how his father Hank Greenspun was a major player in the plan to remove the mafia from Las Vegas gaming.