This Is Reno Radio is a show from Reno, Nevada featuring insightful news and analysis about Reno-area news. The hosts are Bob Conrad and Kristen Hackbarth, This Is Reno's editors. This podcast won 2026 Podcast of the Year from the Nevada Press Association.
Reno’s $22 million police technology proposal, the Ward 4 race and court updates
This Is Reno editors Bob Conrad and Kristen Hackbarth are back with the latest in Reno news covering local government, lawsuits and elections. We break down Reno’s proposed $22 million police technology contract, questions in the Ward 4 council race and the latest local court disputes. We examine what Reno’s planned departure from Flock Safety could mean for surveillance, review claims about Councilmember Meghan Ebert’s attendance and discuss property records involving challenger Eddie Gomez....
3 Oct 2026
Reno politics, school problems and new twists in the Peppermill false arrest case
We are back. After a late-summer break, Kristen and Bob return with a packed roundup of Reno-area news. This episode covers our public records litigation against the city of Reno, an election integrity complaint involving mayoral candidate and Reno City Council member Kathleen Taylor, the ongoing NV Energy lawsuit involving proposed data centers and new developments in the GPS tracking lawsuit involving Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and former Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung. The...
28 Aug 2026
Hawk Fire evacuations raise questions about emergency communication
Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad, editors of This Is Reno, discuss the massive wildfire evacuations in Reno’s North Valleys and why we believe emergency communication remains a serious problem for residents and local news media. We also dig into Doral Academy’s proposed South Reno campus, a state audit raising concerns about charter school oversight, an ethics complaint involving former Washoe County Manager Eric Brown and new developments in the Jason Killinger facial-recognition lawsuit.&nb...
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