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 EditionLocal environmentalists talk about what could make San Diego’s environment better, and how a new administration could improve conditions throughout the county. -
KPBS Midday EditionA new report introduced to a U.S. Senate committee contends the steam generators at San Onofre are in much worse shape than publicly acknowledged. This comes just weeks before Southern California Edison, which runs the plant, is expected to submit a letter to federal regulators outlining the root causes of the tube failure. -
KPBS Midday EditionWill the San Diego City Council lean right or left? Will the LGBT community warm up to Carl DeMaio? Will customers pay for SDG&E's wildfire costs? And will the city's new definition of abandoned property ease blight? -
KPBS Midday EditionSalaries continue to decline in many of San Diego largest industries, according to a report based on U.S. Census data. The numbers show that in 2011 many paychecks were lower in San Diego, the median income was down and the poverty rate increased. -
KPBS Midday EditionQualcomm is one of the largest employers in the city. The high-tech communications firm holds its sixth annual QWISE initiative today to reach out to women and girls here and around the world to encourage them to enter science fields. -
KPBS Midday EditionWhat could make San Diego better? Every sector of the city has its own ideas.
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