Hugo Rikard-Bell
KUER Politics Reporter
Hugo is one of KUER’s politics reporters and comes to us from the ABC Northern Territory in Australia where he covered rural affairs and politics. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science from the University of Adelaide and spent half a decade working as a ranch hand across Australia. He became a journalist to see the world a bit which landed him in Salt Lake City, Utah! When he’s not in the news room you can find him in his garage tinkering on one of his bikes.
Great Salt Lake at the Black Rock historic site along the California Trail looking toward Antelope Island, March 29, 2025.
Great Salt Lake at the Black Rock historic site along the California Trail looking toward Antelope Island, March 29, 2025.
Newly appointed Great Salt Lake Commissioner Hannah Freeze has two things on her to-do list: fill the lake, and fill it as fast as she can. As the Great Salt Lake shrinks, toxic dust from its exposed...