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Nicholas McVicker
Video Journalist
Nic McVicker is a video journalist for KPBS, shooting and editing video stories for television and the Web. Nic grew up in Boone, Iowa, a town of 15,000 people. He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa, where he studied Electronic Media and Communications. He worked at WHO-TV in Des Moines, Iowa, as an editor and photojournalist. While at WHO-TV, he had the opportunity to cover the first in the nation's caucus' interviewing Barack Obama and John McCain in 2007 and 2008. Nic moved to San Diego in 2010 with wife Lisa to pursue his career with KPBS in America's Finest City.
Recent Stories by Nicholas McVicker
San Marcos-Based RealDoll Launches AI Sex Dolls
- April 20
- By Beth Accomando, Katie Schoolov, Matthew Bowler, Nicholas McVicker
San Marcos is home to RealDolls, a company that makes sex dolls and is about to release its first model with artificial intelligence. WARNING: Mature content.
San Diego Latino Film Festival At 25
- March 13
- By Beth Accomando, Nicholas McVicker
San Diego Latino Film Festival kicks off its 25th anniversary season on Thursday. Founder and executive director Ethan Van Thillo looks back on the festival's history.
'Wild Goose Dreams' Is About Making Connections
- Sept. 15, 2017
- By Beth Accomando, Nicholas McVicker
"Wild Goose Dreams" had its world premiere earlier this month at the La Jolla Playhouse’s Mandell Weiss Forum. The play looks to a pair of displaced people looking to make connections.
'Star Wars' Collector Shows Smaller Side Of Comic-Con
- July 21, 2016
- By Elma Gonzalez, Nicholas McVicker
While others look forward to the latest blockbuster trailers, some are on the hunt for Comic-Con's exclusive merchandise. Ramie Tateishi, who has been collecting R2-D2 robots for 40 years, explains why he attends the convention year after year.
Bodhi Tree Concert Presents 'Brundibar,' A Children's Opera With A Devastating History
- June 10, 2016
- By Beth Accomando, Nicholas McVicker
Bodhi Tree Concerts is a nonprofit organization that performs “random acts of kindness” through music and art. It will be presenting "Brundibar," a charming children’s opera with a devastating history Saturday.
LanDiego State 5 Expected To Bring Hundreds Of Gamers To SDSU For Tournament
- April 29, 2016
- By Beth Accomando, Nicholas McVicker
San Diego State will play host Saturday to hundreds of gamers for LanDiego State 5. But San Diego is also host to a growing fighting game community.
San Diego Museum Of Man Serves Up New Exhibit On Cannibals
- March 15, 2016
- By Beth Accomando, Nicholas McVicker
The San Diego Museum of Man hopes its new exhibit, Cannibals: Myth and Reality, will challenge visitors and maybe even push them out of their comfort zone in order to reconsider a taboo topic such as cannibalism from new angles.
San Diego Opera Presents 'Tosca'
- Feb. 16, 2016
- By Beth Accomando, Nicholas McVicker
Love, villainy, murder — that's right, it’s opera season and passions are running high in San Diego Opera’s "Tosca." The opera has three remaining performances and will be broadcast on KPBS FM Saturday night.
Mission Valley Gets A Fire Station
- Nov. 2, 2015
- By City News Service, Nicholas McVicker
After nine years of operating a temporary fire station in Mission Valley, the city of San Diego celebrated the grand opening of an $11.1 million permanent facility.
Podcast Episode 33: SDFF Auteur Award Recipient Brit Marling
- Sept. 30, 2015
- By Beth Accomando, Katie Schoolov, Nicholas McVicker
The 14th Annual San Diego Film Festival will hand out its tribute awards on Saturday, with Brit Marling receiving its Auteur Award.