Fred Knapp
Senior Reporter/Producer
Fred Knapp has reported on Nebraska for more than 30 years, covering the Legislature, state government and a wide range of stories across the state – first as a newspaper reporter for The Lincoln Journal Star and, since 2001, in public broadcasting for what’s now Nebraska Public Media. A native of New Jersey (Exit 143A), Fred is a graduate of Yale, Columbia and several STOP classes. In his spare time, he enjoys taking road trips and lots of pictures.
Recent News Stories
- Bereuter: U.S. shouldn't fear China's "soft power."
- Nebraska schools give choice on Obama speech
- NU enrollment up
- Nebraska gets grant to promote"medical home" model
- Health departments gear up for flu in schools
- Five of Beatrice Six filing claims against state
- Osborn won't seek reelection as treasurer
- Apparent swine flu outbreak hits Lincoln school
- Drug makers laud Nelson in ads
- Conservative group targets Nelson in health ads
- Fortenberry holds health care meeting
- State Medicaid computer contract questioned
- Republican River well restrictions discussed
- Stronger graduation requirements urged
- OPPD indefinitely postpones power plant expansion
- Congressional delegation talks health to business group
- Nelson open to public option as "fallback."
- Nelson's Omaha health care town hall mostly civil
- New map shows H1N1 swine flu activity
- $40M weatherization stimulus funds unspent
- Judges speak on prison overcrowding
- State says it will stop reporting HIN1 swine flu numbers
- Friend to be new violence prevention director
- Republican River dispute part of meeting
- Wind tower safety to be taught