Highway 50 Journeys

Episode #38 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features respective interviews with Richard Moreno, author and former publisher of Nevada Magazine, and Jeffrey Lehmann, host of the "Weekend Explorer" television series.

In the show's first half-hour, Nevada Magazine Editor Matthew B. Brown interviews Moreno about his recent trip across U.S. Highway 50, known as The Loneliest Road in America. Moreno is working on an article for Westways magazine, documenting his geological tour of the route, which will be published sometime next year.

In the show's second half-hour, Lehmann also talks about a recent trip across Highway 50. It was a familiarization tour hosted by the Nevada Commission on Tourism.

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Nevada Tourism & Mesquite

Episode #22 of the Nevada Magazine radio show features an interview with Claudia Vecchio, director of the recently created Nevada Department of Tourism & Cultural Affairs. Vecchio discusses what's new in Nevada tourism, specifically the new statewide brand, "A World Within. A State Apart." She worked in Texas and Ohio tourism prior to her current stint in the Silver State.

The Nevada Commission on Tourism will be holding its second "Discover Your Nevada" campaign soon. You can read about the 2012 Nevada "treasures" in this article from the July/August 2012 issue of Nevada Magazine. Vecchio also talks about the new Indian Territory exhibit located at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport.

In the show's second half-hour, Vicky Walter, president/CEO of the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce, talks about tourism in the southeastern Nevada city of Mesquite.