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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Dwane Brown interviews Raymond Chavez, who was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
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If it's proven economically viable, this promising biofuel could bring jobs and money to San Diego in the future. -
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Hospice care offers an alternative to dying in a hospital hooked up to machines. But most people don't know about it. -
Changing demographics and changing families pose new challenges for elderly people in need of care. -
Birds Of Prey Keep Seagulls Away
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KPBS Midday EditionUC San Diego researchers have identified a link between brain activity and tendency toward alcohol abuse. -
MiraCosta Community College in coastal north county is asking voters to approve a $497 million bond measure to upgrade and expand classrooms and science labs. Some voters think it’s the wrong time to be asking for higher property taxes, but polls suggest the measure has a good chance of passing. -
It's not your grandfather's hospital. The new Palomar Medical Center in Escondido was designed with patients in mind.
- An immigration raid at a San Diego restaurant leads to a chaotic scene
- The White House is deporting people to countries they're not from. Why?
- San Diego local leaders surprised by DHS' 'sanctuary jurisdiction' designation
- Some of the U.S. could see the northern lights due to a geomagnetic storm
- Ukraine destroys more than 40 military aircraft in a drone attack deep inside Russia