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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Builders of "Village 2" in Otay Ranch respond to a changing home market with smaller homes and innovative designs. -
A new program in San Diego is teaching high school athletes some skills that could help them save a teammate's life. -
Special Yearly Cleanup In River Estuary Nets Garbage Bonanza -
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Nakita Garcia, a 24-year-old San Diegan, is battling breast cancer, a disease that's almost unheard of in women her age.
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KPBS Midday EditionMust be able to play the world’s largest outdoor pipe organ. Musical repertoire must span Bach to David Bowie. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego-based Brain Corp is rolling out an automated vehicle that can clean floors without a human driver. -
Marijuana has long flowed from Mexico into the U.S. Now, it's starting to flow in the opposite direction.
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