Steve Carp oral history interview, 2026 July 02, 2026 July 14

Oral history interview with Steve Carp conducted by Stefani Evans on July 2, 2026 and July 14, 2026 for Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas sports project. In this interview, Carp discusses growing up in Brooklyn, New York as a sports fan and newspaper reader which led to a career in sports journalism. Carp talks about moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to work as a sports writer for the Las Vegas Sun and the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He discusses various sporting events he has covered throughout his career including the UNLV Runnin' Rebels mens college basketball team and the Vegas Golden Knights professional ice hockey team and watching Las Vegas grow as a city for professional sports teams. Carp also discusses writing an online column for The Sporting Tribune and publishing his own book. Carp has also been commended and awarded for his work in sports writing including winning the Nevada Sportswriter of the Year award six times and has been inducted into three different Halls of Fame. A soccer fan, Carp discusses the growth of American support for the World Cup. The interview concludes with Carp discussing the growth Las Vegas will experience with new professional sports teams. Digital audio available; no transcript available.