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 Mars Rover Curiosity will touch down on the red planet this Sunday. We'll tell you where you can watch the live NASA feed, and learn about the San Diego connection to the rover. -
KPBS Midday EditionWhen does a casual political discussion at the workplace cross the line? Can your boss urge employees to donate to a political campaign, or can your pastor tell you how to vote? We take a look! -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego County Supervisor Dianne Jacob is leading the charge against a new fire fee. She told KPBS the fire fee asks too much of rural residents. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe director of Counseling & Psychological Services at San Diego State University says no mental health screening is done on incoming students. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego's low rates of violent crime have lasted for several years. Citing recent statistics that show the rates slightly higher, the department wants to increase staffing levels and improve and replace equipment after years of budget cuts. -
KPBS Midday EditionGovernor Jerry Brown last week endorsed plans for an underground water delivery network that he hopes will end the state's water wars.
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