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 EditionThe San Diego chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is organizing a rally and march to coincide with the final leg of an 860-mille "Journey for Justice" from Selma, Ala., to Washington, D.C. -
KPBS Midday EditionA new study from UC San Diego researchers finds the majority of honey bees found in San Diego are Africanized, and the spread of bees continues northward in California.
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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego resettles 2,700 refugees annually. Midday Edition takes a look at the process and challenges families may face as they search for a new home. -
Forecasters said slightly less intense heat was expected Thursday but again predicted temperatures would be 5 to 15 degrees above average as a high- pressure system remains over California. -
KPBS Midday EditionWith only one more legal hurdle to tackle, the Navy's long-stalled development project headed by Doug Manchester could soon be getting underway. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe state Department of Education Wednesday released the first standardized test scores aligned to the new Common Core standards. About 3.2 million students took the online assessments last spring.
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