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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The biggest tiki weekender 'in the solar system' launches Thursday night -
Shakespeare's romantic comedy proves more resonant than you might expect -
Four films screen for free on select Mondays at Old Globe theaters in Balboa Park -
Comic-Con opens its archives for exhibit -
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Documentary screens Monday night as well as on PBS on June 30
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The community college offers a high-threat security training course that’s popular with veterans and others looking for a high-adrenaline career. -
San Diego County officials are cheering the return of a huge helicopter crane that will help with aerial firefighting over the next three months. This is the seventh year the large chopper would be deployed as part of the county's firefighting fleet. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego has been called "the next Silicon Valley." But when it comes to billion-dollar tech startups, the region lags far behind the Bay Area. In fact, it lost one of the few such companies it had.
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