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 Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce is hosting a “Candidate Academy” next month to help people who want to run for public office in North County. -
KPBS Midday EditionAmid a nationwide teacher shortage, San Diego Unified held a three-day job fair this week to fill 40 teaching positions. -
KPBS Midday EditionA public forum in San Diego explores how the issues of homelessness on both sides of the border are related, and what can be done to bring the numbers down. -
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KPBS Midday EditionRoughly 50 percent of San Diego community college students are 25 or older. What does it take for those so-called "non-traditional students" to succeed in college?
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