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
- Judge blocks attempt to withhold federal funds from so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ like Minneapolis, St. Paul
- Gov. Walz focuses on bipartisan work throughout Minnesota
- Minnesota sues Trump administration over executive orders related to transgender people
- Catholics remember Pope Francis. U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on MN gun-carry permits for young adults
- Pope Francis has died. Minnesota lawmakers return to St. Paul after Easter/Passover break
- Meat packing workers demonstrate in Worthington over safety concerns
- Mayo Clinic is changing the name of its DEI office. Protesters gather outside El Salvador’s consulate
- Layoffs delayed for some Minnesota Department of Health employees
- Marshall man says his visa was taken and he was arrested over protests against police killings 4 years ago
- Minnesota soybean farmers nervous about trade war following increased tariffs on China