Jeff Scheid oral history interview, 2026 February 10, 2026 February 26

Oral history interview with Jeff Scheid conducted by Stefani Evans and Bethany Dayton on February 10, 2026 and February 26, 2026 for the Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview Scheid talks about growing up in Terry, Montana and how his love for the outdoors led him to pursue photography. Scheid talks about his brother, Norm Clarke, who taught him about photography and worked with the Associated Press (AP) and photographed events like the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Clarke helped Scheid spend a summer working for the AP in San Diego, California. After returning to Montana and working for the local newspaper, Scheid moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to work at the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a photographer. Scheid discusses how he inititially focused on photographing boxing and sporting events and eventually moved into politics, entertainment, and casino properties. He discusses what it was like photographing infamous boxing fights and what the perspective was like from the media booth. Scheid has now moved to the Nevada Independent and primarily photographs politicians. Scheid then talks about the various work and projects he has started and hopes to finish. The interview concludes with Scheid discussing his experiences photographing Liberace. Digital audio available; no transcript available.