Meet Phil Picardi
Phil Picardi is a newscaster for MPR News, and occasionally fills in as Morning Edition host when Cathy Wurzer is away. He also produces the MPR News Update, a daily podcast summarizing the top stories of the day. His duties include compiling, writing and delivering newscasts, and writing news banner headlines and news stories for air later in the day. He's been in broadcasting for 25-plus years, doing public radio news in Missouri, Virginia, Wisconsin, and now, for the past decade, here in Minnesota. Phil grew up in St. Louis, Mo. and graduated from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He reads non-fiction and knows all kinds of obscure facts about the American Civil War. He also watches way too much football. Phil likes most musical genres but cannot carry a tune or remember lyrics.
Recent Contributions
- Robbinsdale schools looks for cuts to fix $20M error. 2 former St. Paul school employees file lawsuit
- Border agents share horrific story of family freezing to death in human smuggling case
- Few schools test for radon. Minnesota E. coli cases reach 15
- Federal human trafficking case begins in Fergus Falls. House sales up over last year
- President-elect Trump brings South Dakota politicians into national spotlight
- Film about the North Stars highlights the turbulent times of Minnesota’s first NHL hockey team
- Warm, foggy November doesn’t mean Minnesotans will escape freezing rain season
- 5 dead after apparent murder-suicide in Duluth. Adam Fravel found guilty in Kingsbury murder
- With a tie likely in the Minnesota House, party leaders look to share power
- Election roundup: Trump wins presidency, Minnesota votes for Harris, Klobuchar