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
- 30 day limit for safe haven approved
- Legislature sets safe haven time window to 30 days
- Safe haven special session hears differing opinions
- Special session on shaping safe haven law begins
- One legislative race appears resolved, another looks like a recount
- State says 18-year-old not a safe haven case
- Number of illegal aliens deported increases
- Fortenberry: Iraq must protect minorities
- Bruning: killer found, 6 wrongly convicted
- Swapping ammunition for computer data
- Both parties claim progress in Legislature
- Terry beats Esch; Electoral College race close
- Omaha -area electoral vote could still flip
- October Nebraska business conditions were the worst in 14 years
- Ballot Measure Would Add Funding Sources for Economic Development
- Council, Womack Trying to Succeed Ernie Chambers in North Omaha
- Voter registration down in Nebraska compared to 2004
- Focus is on Terry - Esch rematch in Omaha
- Nebraskans to be asked views on energy
- Hillary Clinton stumps for Obama in Omaha
- Nebraska state senators agree to put age limit on safe haven law
- Terry, Esch differ on foreign policy
- Ads downplay financial crisis
- Michigan teen dropped off under Nebraska safe haven law
- New book recounts Native-White relations in northwest Nebraska