
Peggy Pico
KPBS Evening Edition HostPeggy Pico served as the host of KPBS Evening Edition. Pico originally joined the KPBS newsroom as the science and technology reporter in 2010 after spending two years covering biotechnology and medical news in the Bay Area. Pico was raised in San Diego and has worked as a broadcast journalist in California, Arizona, and Texas. She previously reported for NBC 7/39 where she worked as a medical and science reporter for five years. Pico has won two Emmy’s and numerous awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press, and the San Diego Press Club. She also received the USC Health Reporter Fellowship and is a member of California Chicano News Media Association and the Association of Health Care Journalists.
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KPBS Midday EditionSyria is in the news as the White House reports the Syrian government used chemical weapons on its own citizens. We're joined by Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-51) for his take on Syria, immigration, jobs in the Imperial County and the resignation of Mayor Bob Filner.
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KPBS Midday EditionHe was one of the nine teens who desegregated Central High School in 1957; Dr. Terrence Roberts joins us to look at race relations in America today.
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KPBS Midday EditionA recent poll finds more than 70 percent of San Diegans want Mayor Bob Filner to resign. How do people make up their minds about whether to stick with a politician or not?
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KPBS Midday EditionWhile families are stocking up on back-to-school supplies and preparing for new school schedules, there's another seasonal start up that shouldn't be overlooked. School sports. We take a look at what parents and students need to know about safety.
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KPBS Midday EditionDrones and other Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs, are a new technology that some are embracing. But others have concerns about privacy issues and how UAVs will be used and regulated. We take a look.
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