FORA.tv Speaker - John L. Smith

John L. Smith writes a four-times-a-week column for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. It is the most widely-read newspaper feature in Nevada.

This prize-winning columnist has published many books, among them, Moving to Las Vegas (coauthored with is wife Tricia); Of Rats and Men: Oscar Goodman's Life from Mob Mouthpiece to Mayor of Las Vegas; No Limit: The Rise and Fall of Bob Stupak; The Animal in Hollywood with Anthony Fiato; Running Scared: The Dangerous Life and Treacherous Times of Las Vegas Casino King Steve Wynn and Sharks in the Desert: The Founding Fathers and Current Kings of Las Vegas.

A fourth-generation Nevadan, he lives with his wife and daughter Amelia in Las Vegas.