Nico Smedley
News InternAs an editorial intern, Nico produced local news spots for radio and shoots and produces brief segments for "KPBS Evening Edition." Nico graduated from UCLA in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in history. Afterward he worked for two years at the Los Angeles Times, first as an Editorial Assistant and then as Editorial Pages Aide. More recently, he completed San Diego Continuing Education's 11 month Interactive Media Certificate Program (2011). Nico is passionate about his home state of California and loves exploring its many diverse communities.
RECENT STORIES ON KPBS
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Canada has one of the world's lowest rates of tuberculosis. Yet this deadly disease is surging among Indigenous people in this icy, remote part of the country.
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A new documentary, Hip-Hop and the White House, considers rap's association with presidential politics — and in so doing, reveals a persistent misunderstanding of how both operate.
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This weekend in local arts and culture: Poetic Justice's self-portraiture and poetry exhibit; free museums; a play about cooking; AAPI fashion; Puerto Rican LGBTQ+ theater; ballet meets the stock market crash and more.
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Dean's family says he quickly fell into critical condition after being diagnosed with a MRSA bacterial infection. He is the second aviation whistleblower to die in the past three months.
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Monday, May 6, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Get wowed by treasures at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, including a 1953 Marilyn Monroe pin-up poster, a diamond & platinum ring, ca.1960 and a 1910 - 1911 Philadelphia Athletics trophy, card & pin. One has a value of $65,300 to $125,000!
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Previously slated to end May 11, the lodging program will now last until June 21.
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