Remembering Jeff German

“Quite truthfully, he was a fearless reporter. If a story was there, he didn’t care who it was. Christ, look at the people he went after, that he’s written stories about. Let’s face it, there was no one he would back off. … He was sort of the embodiment of the First Amendment. To have a vigorous First Amendment you need vigorous reporters.”

“There is one person who had the inside of the entire case, and that was Jeff. He just would not give up.”

“He had a strong sense of right and wrong. If he thought someone was wrong or wronging the little guy, it was part of his DNA to go after it guns blazing.”

“He was fair. He was transparent. He was as good as they come.”

“He was a real old school journalist. He respected the role of the press and looked at both sides of a story.”

“Jeff had a way of squeezing all the information a source had out of them. Many Las Vegans may not realize they’ve lost someone who wrote the first draft of our young community’s history.”

“Regardless of political party or how popular somebody was, if they’d done something wrong, he’d call them on it. He’s been described as a bulldog; once he was on a story, he couldn’t be shaken off.”

“He was the gold standard of the news business. It’s hard to imagine what Las Vegas would be like today without his many years of shining a bright light on dark places.”

“This man is our hero of truth. He stepped up when others wouldn’t to tell our story. We owe him so much. ..A true example of what journalism should be. My life will forever be changed because of him.“

“Jeff was totally dedicated to his work as a reporter. He was not someone who it was, ‘Maybe I’ll be a reporter for a while and then I’ll go do something else.’ He was a reporter probably from birth to death. Ink was running very heavily in his veins.”

“He was a fearless reporter and never shied away from tough stories no matter who was involved. Many exposed need for reform which made our city better.”

“A tragic loss for our community.”