Rick Young
Rick Young is an investigative producer, writer and director working with FRONTLINE since the early 90’s. His work on more than 30 PBS documentaries has probed the changing landscape of American capitalism (Is Walmart Good for America?, Flying Cheap, Trump’s Trade War); the impact of money in politics (Big Sky, Big Money); and the deepening crises in affordable housing, healthcare and the environment (Poverty, Politics and Profit, Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria, The Healthcare Divide, Blackout in Puerto Rico, Plastic Wars).
In 2002, he was producer and correspondent of Gunrunners, a documentary about the illegal small arms trade in West Africa that premiered the PBS...
Stories from Rick Young
The Healthcare Divide
Plastic Wars
Trump’s Trade War
Blackout in Puerto Rico
Poverty, Politics and Profit
Business of Disaster
The Trouble with Chicken
The Trouble with Antibiotics
On John Quinn
Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria
Dark Money Group’s Donors Revealed
Dark Money Group’s Bank Records Suggest Ties to Campaign Work
Policies
Teacher Center
Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation
Koo and Patricia Yuen
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Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; Park Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. FRONTLINE is a registered trademark of WGBH Educational Foundation. Web Site Copyright ©1995-2025 WGBH Educational Foundation. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
