LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 28: A tribute to tech entrepreneur Tony Hsieh is shown at the Evel Pie restaurant in downtown on November 28, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hsieh, the former CEO of Zappos.com, known for his role in the revitalization of downtown Las Vegas, died on November 27, 2020, at age 46. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images)
Former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh passed away due to complications, caused by a house fire he was recently in. Tony has done a lot to revitalize Downtown Las Vegas. He called Downtown Las Vegas his home and made Zappos headquarters there! A petition was recently made to name a Vegas Street after Tony, to honor him. We talked with Mayor Carolyn Goodman about this and got her thoughts.
Downtown Las Vegas Remembers
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Morty is the Executive Producer of “The Mike And Carla Morning Show” on 96.3 KKLZ. He's been a part of the show and station for 5 years. Aside from producing the morning show, he has served as production director for over 20 years. Those commercials you hear between the music, he produced a lot of them for Las Vegas! He loves music, playing guitar, all things Vegas Golden Knights, the Steelers, and his English Bulldog, Squish! He will talk forever with you on any of these things! Morty writes about peculiar news stories and Las Vegas happenings.
