Emmily Bristol spent 23 years in Las Vegas working in journalism and communications. She had an award-winning career as a print journalist and photographer working in newspapers and magazines before transitioning to launching her own nationally syndicated news site that ran until 2018. She was the very first social media manager for Clark County, which has jurisdiction over the Las Vegas Strip. Emmily earned her BA in English with minors in Journalism and Women's Studies from the University of Oregon in 1998.