Geoff Schumacher (born November 11, 1965) is a journalist and author who lives in

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. He is the author of two books focusing on the history of Las Vegas.

Early life

Schumacher, who was born in

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, moved when he was 11 to Las Vegas. He graduated from Pahrump Valley High School in 1984, and received his bachelor's degree in journalism in 1988 from the

University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada, United States. It is the state's flagship public university and prim ...

. He edited the college newspaper, ''Sagebrush'', his senior year.

Career

After graduation, Schumacher worked as a reporter and then as city editor at ''

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''. He then worked for three years as managing editor of ''

Las Vegas CityLife ''Las Vegas CityLife'' was an American Alternative newspaper, alternative weekly newspaper founded in August 1996. It was the oldest such newspaper in Southern Nevada and covered news about the Las Vegas Valley and surrounding areas. Coverage inc ...

'', an alternative newsweekly. In 2000, he went to work for

Stephens Media Stephens Media LLC was a Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, diversified media investment company. It owned stakes in the California Newspapers Partnership and the ''Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette''. The company once had an interactive Inter ...

, where he launched the now-defunct ''

Las Vegas Mercury ''Las Vegas Mercury'' was an alternative newspaper published in Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Va ...

'', an alt-weekly, which published for four years until it folded after Stephens Media bought rival ''

''. Schumacher wrote a weekly column for the ''Review-Journal'' beginning in January 2006. In May 2008, he was named publisher of ''CityLife''. In 2014, Schumacher began working for the Mob Museum in Las Vegas.

Books

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References

External links

Geoff Schumacher official siteGeoff Schumacher blogSun, Sin and Suburbia official site''Review-Journal'' biographyInterview
on

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Radio interview on KXNT
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