Eli Segall
Summary
Award-winning business reporter with track record of producing investigations, enterprise, breaking news, explanatory journalism, trend stories and other work.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Reporter
Las Vegas Review-Journal
08.2016 - Current
- Promoted to Review-Journal's investigative team in spring 2023 after covering real estate for the paper for almost seven years
- Led investigative series about Las Vegas probate court that found cottage industry of real estate agents, lawyers, house-flippers and others reaped big paydays selling dead people's homes but often produced no money for heirs
- Also wrote about growing scam of fraudsters trying to sell land they don't own
- Covered housing and commercial real estate, from the suburbs to the Las Vegas Strip, on the business desk
- Exposed loophole that let casino owners and other big companies avoid paying real estate tax that supports low-income housing, schools and other services
- Nevada lawmakers subsequently passed bill that sought to close loophole
Reporter
Las Vegas Sun
07.2012 - 08.2016
- Covered residential and commercial real estate for daily newspaper and sister publication VEGAS INC, a business weekly
- Focused in large part on Las Vegas' recovery from Great Recession and lingering side effects of housing crash, including in-depth reports on Southern Nevada's squatter problem
- Also covered budget carrier Allegiant Air for about two years
Reporter
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
02.2010 - 07.2012
- Covered finance, law, sports business and government for weekly business paper
- Topics included banks, distressed commercial real estate, aviation and San Jose Sharks
Reporter
The Associated Press
01.2009 - 05.2009
- Covered New Jersey state government
- Temporary position
Reporter
Capital News Service
08.2008 - 12.2008
- Covered Maryland state government and Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, for wire service run by University of Maryland journalism school
Reporter
Silicon Valley Community Newspapers
10.2006 - 07.2007
- Covered San Jose City Hall and neighborhood news for chain of weeklies
Education
Master's - Journalism
University of Maryland
College Park, MD2008
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI2004
Skills
- Decade-plus experience tracking real estate records, including sales, loans, liens, permits, projects plans and code violations
- Dozen-plus years experience finding court records in state and federal jurisdictions
- Skilled at building and analyzing datasets and pulling relevant information for use in graphics
- Experienced at mining corporate filings, including SEC records and business-entity registrations
- Adept at developing sources, appearing on TV and radio and, if needed, taking photos and videos in the field
Select Awards
- Winner: Local category, Excellence in Financial Journalism Awards 2023, New York State Society of CPAs
- First place: Business and Financial Reporting, Best of the West 2023
- Gold Winner: Best Commercial Real Estate Story (Daily Newspaper), National Association of Real Estate Editors Annual Journalism Awards, 2020
- Story of the Year: Nevada Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, 2017
- First place: Investigative or In-depth Story or Series (Community Newspapers), Nevada Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, 2014
Timeline
Reporter
Las Vegas Review-Journal
08.2016 - Current
Reporter
Las Vegas Sun
07.2012 - 08.2016
Reporter
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
02.2010 - 07.2012
Reporter
The Associated Press
01.2009 - 05.2009
Reporter
Capital News Service
08.2008 - 12.2008
Reporter
Silicon Valley Community Newspapers
10.2006 - 07.2007
Master's - Journalism
University of Maryland
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Michigan
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