Las Vegas Review Journal reporter Steve Carp, who covers the Golden Knights, has been selected as the Nevada Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association, the organization announced this week.
This marked the sixth time the award has been given to Carp, who has been with the Review-Journal since 1999.
Amber Dixon, sports anchor for KXNV-TV, was selected as the Nevada Sportscaster of the Year for the first time by the national organization.
Carp, 59, has been in Las Vegas since 1988 when he spent 11 years at the Las Vegas Sun. He has covered UNLV basketball, the 2006 NBA All-Star Game, Team USA Basketball, the NBA Summer League and college basketball tournaments that have been held in Las Vegas.