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
- Minnesota Department of Health likely to lay off up to 200 people due to federal funding cuts
- Eichorn released to a halfway house. Minneapolis reviewing violence interruption services
- Nudieland shooter gets 23 years in prison. St. Francis Public Schools gets sued for book banning site
- Nudieland shooter to be sentenced. Emerald ash borer found in another Minnesota county
- Rep. Omar criticizes Trump’s policies. Red Lake High School shooting victims remembered
- Republicans seek expulsion of GOP Senator charged with soliciting a minor. Feeding Our Future convictions
- Republicans plan to seek the expulsion of fellow GOP Senator for charges of soliciting a minor. Feeding Our Future suspects convicted
- Difficult driving, schools closed as heavy snow falls in parts of southern Minnesota
- Feeding Our Future closing arguments could come Tuesday morning
- State House is full again after 9 weeks with a vacancy. Walz holds townhalls outside Minnesota