Alex Hager

Radio Journalist
Fort Collins, CO
I report on the Colorado River and water in the West for KUNC in Colorado. Before that, I was a reporter and host at Aspen Public Radio, and worked as a "fisheries reporter" for KDLG in Dillingham, Alaska.

About

Alex Hager

Alex is KUNC's reporter covering the Colorado River. He has reported from each of the basin’s seven states and Mexico while covering the cities, tribes, farms and ecosystems that rely on its water. His work has been featured on national programs such as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Up First, Marketplace, The Indicator and Science Friday.

Alex came to KUNC from Aspen Public Radio, where he covered the resort economy, the environment and the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that, he reported on the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery for KDLG in Dillingham, Alaska. Alex has a journalism degree from Elon University, where he worked for the student newspaper and TV station.