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 EditionThis weekend's experimental theater festival trades in the traditional curtain and stage for a basketball court, parked cars and the grounds of UC San Diego. -
KPBS Midday EditionHundreds of supporters and opponents of SeaWorld's controversial Blue World project are expected to turn out for Thursday's meeting. -
KPBS Midday EditionCommunity, government and business leaders will take part in a summit this week to tackle hunger and the impact of food waste in San Diego County landfills. -
KPBS Midday EditionA report co-authored by two San Diego environmental groups finds a disconnect between the city of San Diego's Climate Action Plan and the San Diego Association of Government's regional transportation plan. -
KPBS Midday EditionCity of San Diego customers are about to get a letter telling them the City Council will vote on Nov. 17 on a plan that would raise water rates by more than 40 percent in less than four years. -
KPBS Midday EditionTown hall-style meetings are being held in San Diego on Wednesday to educate the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community about their rights to benefits from Social Security.
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