George Knapp (journalist)

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George Knapp is an American investigative journalist.

Residing in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1979 and working for KLAS-TV since 1981, Knapp has investigated and reported on many subjects, but is probably best known to the general public for his work on various anomalous phenomena: in the late 1980s, Knapp broke the story of Bob Lazar (who claimed to have worked on extraterrestrial UFOs at the secretive Area 51), and in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Knapp publicised the so-called Skinwalker Ranch in north-east Utah, where many strange events were alleged to occur.

According to his official KLAS-TV profile, Knapp has won seven Mark Twain Awards, eight Emmys, two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, and one national Edward R. Murrow Award for a 2004 investigation into vote fraud. Additionally, Knapp's investigation of the Lazar/Area 51 story was named the best "Individual Achievement by a Journalist" by the United Press International in 1990. (see "external links" below).