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 EditionWhen California voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2016, they did so with the promise of new social and environmental programs funded by cannabis tax dollars. That promise remains largely unfulfilled in San Diego. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego is considering a new program focused on helping communities most impacted by the War on Drugs share in the profits of legalized cannabis. A similar program in Los Angeles has faced criticism. -
To Fight Undercount And To help With Education And Outreach Efforts In City Heights
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