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 outside of Las Vegas, he 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). In 1991, Knapp left KLAS to go to work for Altamira Communications, a public relations firm whose clients included those favoring the Yucca Mountain nuclear dump 90 miles north of Las Vegas[1]. Three years later, he returned to KLAS as a reporter. In late 1990 and early 2000, Knapp publicized the so-called Skinwalker Ranch in northeast Utah, where many strange events are alleged to have occurred. He wrote a regular column called "Knappster," appearing in the now-defunct alternative newsweekly, Las Vegas Mercury.

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 United Press International in 1990. (see "external links" below).