CineVegas Film Festival 2008

For the uninitiated, Greenspun was the last of the great crusading newspaper publishers. For 40 years, his “Where I Stand” column changed the face of Nevada and the nation. From his early days as Bugsy Siegel's PR man at The Flamingo, he saw the potential of the city and became critical in its development. He refused to stay silent, so naturally he founded both his own newspaper and the first TV station in Nevada. His policy of taking on any wrong he thought needed righting got him into some intense situations, like facing off with everyone from the mob to the IRS to the Sen. Joe McCarthy.

A fearless journalist, visionary business mind, and a proud family man, Hank Greenspun is one of the most influential Americans of the past century. Insightful interviews with friends, family, and colleagues bolster the story, but its true strength comes from the man himself. Whether listening to his own text being read or watching him in priceless video interviews, the film lets his story unfold from his own words. Hank wouldn't have had it any other way.