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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Going from high school to the competitive world of horse racing doesn't happen often. But 18-year-old Eswan Flores, made it his dream.
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KPBS Midday EditionAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10 people drown every day in the U.S. Adult swim coach Chris Holley is trying to make a dent in that statistic, one student at a time. -
KPBS Midday EditionLong-term meth use alters brain chemistry, triggers violent behavior -
KPBS Midday EditionOne year after it opened, Imperial County's only Planned Parenthood clinic remains dogged by protesters and shunned by much of the religious community.
- 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