Esther Honig

As a reporter for Harvest Public Media, I travel throughout northern Colorado, and parts of Wyoming and Nebraska to cover agriculture and rural issues.

I’m originally from Colorado and moved back after a nine year hiatus to work for KUNC. Previously, I spent two years reporting on the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio for the NPR affiliate in Columbus.

I got my start in radio journalism while attending college in Bay Area, where I earned a degree in Spanish, Latin American Studies.

When Diversity Thrives In Rural Colorado, Police Face Same Obstacles As Big Cities

By Esther Honig • Oct 4, 2018

On a summer evening, police Sgt. Anthony Gagliano patrols the long, open streets of Fort Morgan, Colorado. He’s lived here for the last 16 years, almost as long as he’s been on the force. There’s one thing he knows sets apart this rural city of about 11,000: the diversity.