Members in the News

Members of the Las Vegas Media Group who used to document Las Vegas history are themselves being written about by contemporary journalists.  Whenever they are in the local news, we will place the link to their stories here. 

Recently, author Betty Bunch and publicist Norm Johnson were highlighted.  Check out the stories here:

Mint 400 gearing up to be a valley spectacle

Showgirl to share stories at Brandeis luncheon

February 20, 2012 Meeting Recap

The Las Vegas Media group met again for a great lunch and to hear Las Vegas High School alumni and long-time news correspondent Myram Borders tell some great stories of her “beat” years.  Myram reminded us all of the “good old” days when reporters had to “try and find a phone” in order to be the first to call in a great news story.  It was great to hear about her experiences.  The group had numerous questions for her and she generously answered all of them.  An interesting fact is that Myram was instrumental in getting the Open Meeting Law passed in Nevada.  It was also great to see Myram recognize several members of our group.

Myram Borders

LVMG co-founder Frank Mitrani made a surprise appearance, as did a few other members we have not seen in a long time. Please don’t be strangers!  Come back and visit more often.  We had 47 people for lunch and our numbers just keep growing and growing.

Frank Mitrani and Jewel Mayhew

Betty Bunch and Jackie Brett

Nevada History Project

Lisa made an announcement regarding the Nevada History Student LVMG Interview Project.  Several members will be interviewed by students in the coming weeks.  Lisa will contact each member individually to make arrangements and provide details. 

Birthdays for February:

(and a belated January shout-out to Frank Mitrani!)

·         John Getter

·         Norm Johnson

·         Frank Valeri

 Hope you all had a great day!

Photos Wanted:
Member Phil Hodson is hoping one or more of you have old pictures of the following Las Vegas buildings:
·         Shell Station on Fremont & 3^rd Street
·         Bob’s Big Boy, Evergreen & Decatur
·         Bright Spot Café, 3^rd & Stewart

If you have any of these items and are interested in sharing copies, please send to:

Hap Co.
PA Hodson
P.O. Box 7400
Las Vegas, NV 89125

Our next meeting takes place on March 19^th with none other than the Las Vegas icon, Thalia Dondero.  I sat next to Thalia at lunch this time and she shared just a few stories that had our table laughing, so her talk is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

Have a great rest of your month and see you all soon!