
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.
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Changing demographics and changing families pose new challenges for elderly people in need of care.
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Birds Of Prey Keep Seagulls Away
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Community schools in Oceanside are part of a $3 billion initiative coming to some California schools, aimed at meeting students' and families needs.
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Free hospital quality face masks and rapid at-home tests are becoming widely available in the region, and public health officials say people should take advantage.
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A local composting specialist calls new state law SB-1383 a "kick in the pants" for cities and counties that have not been composting food waste.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls on Marine Corps to pause contract with Oceanside-based Frontwave Credit Union
- Paid parking in Balboa Park? San Diego residents may get a discount
- University of San Diego faculty on strike Wednesday and Thursday
- USDA chief says agency is trying to fill key jobs after paying 15,000 to leave
- San Diego nonprofit auctions off rare set of Italian cookbooks