Tickets On Sale For Nevada Public Radio's Trivia Night Featuring NPR's Sam Sanders

Join Nevada Public Radio and Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas for the first installment in a new series of trivia, conversation and cocktails - Nevada Public Radio's Trivia Night featuring NPR's Sam Sanders, host of NPR's weekly news, culture and everything show "It's Been A Minute with Sam Sanders." The event will take place on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 beginning at 6 p.m.

Host of NPR's "It's Been A Minute" Sam Sanders will moderate a pop-culture-pub-trivia night with 100 percent of ticket proceeds benefitting Nevada Public Radio. Participants are encouraged to gather teams of up to eight and test their knowledge of current events, music, TV and other topics against fellow NPR junkies in all their nerd glory. VIP bowling lanes of up to eight and tables of up to four can be reserved in advance or standing room only general admission teams are welcome to compete.

Doors open at 6 p.m. for a mix and mingle, with half priced drinks and appetizers. At 7 p.m., Nevada Public Radio President and CEO Flo Rogers will first chat with Sanders covering all topics including his Aunt Betty, three words and the best part of their week. At 7:30 p.m., gloves are off and trivia is on, with Sanders emceeing three rounds.

The first place winners will receive a Bowling Lane and eight tickets to the upcoming show of their choice at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas; a food and beverage credit of $100; a Brooklyn Bowl and Nevada Public Radio Swag Bag, and the priceless prize of unlimited bragging rights above all other Nevada Public Radio listeners (until the next trivia night...) The second place winners will receive Up to eight tickets to the show(s) of their choice (one ticket per team member).

General admission tickets are $10; Reserved Table (up to four) is $60; Reserved Lane (up to eight) is $200. Space is limited, especially for reserved seating. For further information about pricing and to purchase tickets and reserve tables and lanes in advance, visit https://knpr.org/events/nevada-public-radio-s-trivia-night.

Nevada Public Radio (NVPR) was established in 1975 as an independent, not-for-profit, public benefit corporation. NVPR signed on the air in 1980 with one station serving the Las Vegas area as Nevada's first National Public Radio (NPR(r)) affiliate station. For more than three decades, NVPR has remained true to its mission to enhance the quality of life and foster civic engagement by informing, educating and inspiring a growing audience through public media - including content on air, in print and online. NVPR's broadcast network includes three FM stations serving Nevadans - News 88.9 KNPR and Classical 89.7 KCNV in Las Vegas, as well as NV89 89.1 KVNV in Reno.

Combined with five associate stations, 12 translator stations and associated HD digital channels, NVPR serves a geographical area of more than 66,000 square miles including parts of California, Utah and Arizona. NVPR is the publisher of the national award-winning Desert Companion monthly magazine and the producer of the statewide public affairs program "State of Nevada." Further information: www.nevadapublicradio.org.