Nicholas McVicker
News EditorNic McVicker has been part of the KPBS News team since 2011 and has had the pleasure of serving the San Diego community by telling their stories. As editor, McVicker is dedicated to helping KPBS reporters best serve the audience with diverse sources and unique stories.
He grew up in the Midwest until the snow blew him and his family out West to San Diego where he enjoys local craft beer, sports, and a day at the beach. McVicker 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.
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Pop Culture Conventions Turns 45 This Week -
The memory of San Diego Padres legend Tony Gwynn endures in a painting being unveiled Saturday. -
The world's largest faceted sapphire rolled into San Diego on a tour of the West Coast. -
Blair Underwood And Richard Thomas Take Lead Roles -
World Premiere Play From La Jolla Playhouse's Without Walls Program
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Pacific oysters are a long-time favorite of discriminating diners in Southern California, and now the Japanese bivalves are increasingly finding a home in local waters. That is prompting some biologists to wonder how the mollusks might impact the near-shore environment. -
Chemotherapy and radiation can damage a cancer patient's fertility. But there are steps patients can take to preserve their chances. -
For some people, repetitive noises like gum-chewing and foot-tapping are much more than annoying. They can evoke feelings of uncontrollable panic and rage, and researchers have only just begun to study what's causing this unusual condition.
- San Diego’s highest paid city employees? Cops racking up overtime and earning over $400,000
- Authorities find no threat aboard grounded Hawaiian Airlines plane at San Diego Airport
- UC San Diego study explores why women are at higher risk for Alzheimer’s
- Homelessness in San Diego County drops 7% amid progress in key areas
- NIH cuts put San Diego’s $57B life sciences sector at risk