George Knapp (journalist)

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George Knapp is an American investigative journalist. (born Woodbury, NJ)

Residing in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1979 and working primarily for KLAS-TV since 1981, Knapp has investigated and reported on many subjects, but outside of Las Vegas, he is known for his work on anomalous phenomena.

In the late 1980s, Knapp broke the story of Bob Lazar (who claimed to have worked on extraterrestrial UFOs at the secretive Area 51). In 1991, Knapp left KLAS to work for Altamira Communications, a public relations firm whose clients included those favoring the Yucca Mountain nuclear dump 90 miles north of Las Vegas [1]. Three years later, he returned to KLAS as a reporter. Knapp was criticized in the media when he admitted in May 1992 during a nuclear utility conference in Washington, D.C. that part of his job included compiling what he described as "dossiers" on key Yucca Mountain opponents.[1]

He was rehired by KLAS-TV in the mid 1990s when he left the nuclear dump public relations firm to return to journalism.

In late 1990 and early 2000, Knapp publicized the so-called Skinwalker Ranch in northeast Utah, where strange events are alleged to have occurred.

He wrote a regular column titled "Knappster" for the now-defunct alternative newsweekly, Las Vegas Mercury, and has occasionally been a guest and guest host of the paranormal-themed syndicated radio program Coast To Coast AM.

According to his official KLAS-TV profile[2], Knapp has won seven Mark Twain Awards, eight Emmys, two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, and one national Edward R. Murrow Award for a 2004 investigation into vote fraud. Additionally, Knapp's 1990 investigation of the Lazar/Area 51 story was named the best Individual Achievement by a Journalist by United Press International.

  1. ^ Scope Magazine Article on George Knapp, SCOPE Magazine Volume 4, Issue 11, February 1996 Pg. 6-8
  2. ^ George Knapp, I-Team Reporter (profile from KLAS-TV)

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