NR Regional Caregiver Conference

Karla Hult is an Emmy, Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite award-winning journalist and passionate advocate dedicated to helping those saying So Many Goodbyes. She’s worked in eight different newsrooms throughout the country, as a print reporter and TV reporter and anchor. Her favorite stories include those touching on international, political and cultural issues and, of course, stories shared from the heart, including her award-winning work on her family’s own Alzheimer’s journey. Karla built her career on a foundation of esteemed education. She received a Master’s of International Affairs from Columbia University in New York, where she also earned a writing fellowship. And she graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Today, she continues to report and anchor for KARE 11, the NBC affiliate in Minneapolis, while also teaching tomorrow’s journalists as an adjunct professor at her alma mater, St. Olaf. But Karla remains most proud of her work as a fierce fighter, emcee and overall advocate for the Alzheimer’s Association and other organizations committed to helping the underserved in our greater and global communities, including the Minnesota-based Alight and People Serving People. Karla lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Gary, their two strong girls, Grace and Isabella, and Hansie, their cat. The family loves traveling, reading and catching the sunset at Nana and PopPop’s home on their beloved Clear Lake in Forest Lake, Minnesota.