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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San Diego's largest private providers of psychiatric care complain Anthem Blue Cross frequently refuses to pay for emergency hospitalizations. -
This year's San Diego Sport Fishing season will be different from any that have come before. That's because huge swaths of ocean are off limits to anglers creating uncertainty among those who make a living from the ocean's catch. -
Transitioning from the strict regimen of military life to a civilian education or career track is a daunting challenge for many veterans. San Diego State University is building on its reputation as a veteran-friendly campus with a program that tries to smooth the road from the military to civilian work. -
Latinos are nearly half of the city's population, but there is only one Latino on the city council. -
The VA Medical Center in San Diego is testing an ancient meditation technique called “Mantram Repetition” to see if veterans from around the country with PTSD are willing to try it. -
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One of California's hallmark anti-poverty programs is failing to reach hundreds of thousands of low-income residents, according to a report by the California Policy Lab. -
The San Diego Convention Center is no longer housing unaccompanied migrant children. -
In April, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced her office was dissolving the county's last remaining gang injunctions in San Diego County. One man talks of his experiences under the injunction and the pain that lingers.
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- Wine sales slip in San Diego, but optimism remains among vintners
- San Diego County Supervisors OK plans for 2 affordable housing projects
- New nonstop flights available between San Diego and Amsterdam