Larry Gragg's guest appearances

Larry Gragg

UNLV Gaming Podcast

Talk About Las Vegas with Ira

Shep Gordon

Rob Paulsen

Felipe Esparza

Tom Rhodes

Murray SawChuck

Larry King

Matt Stell

John Krause

Ryan Nicodemus

Jim Florentine

Steve Schirripa

Adam Hunter

Brad WIlliams

Hal Sparks

Tom Green

OwlTail

This week, Ira spoke with Larry Gragg, author of “Becoming America’s Playground, Las Vegas in the 1950s.” In this 30-minute episode of Talk About Las Vegas, Gragg talks about the confluence of events that propelled Las Vegas into the consciousness of America; why local leaders  and institutions coalesced around the idea of making Las Vegas a tourist destination; how entertainment was the coin of the realm for competition among resorts; and the three people he thinks were responsible for setting Las Vegas on the road to success in those years.

Talking With Larry Gragg – October 26, 2020