Phil Picardi
Newscaster/Reporter
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
- Jill Biden in Minnesota. Senate passes ‘Voting Rights Act’
- Nicolae Miu to be sentenced in July for Apple River stabbing. St. Paul votes for EV readiness
- Lawmakers propose solution for rideshare drivers and companies
- Local governments want financial help from Legislature for PFAS removal
- Stone Arch Bridge, major road construction begins around Minneapolis
- 2 price transparency bills pass House. Minnesota traffic fatalities up 61 percent
- 2 deputies hurt, armed person killed in Minnetonka. Jury deliberates in Apple River stabbing trial
- Defendant in Apple River stabbing takes the stand
- Advocates warn of disaster if rideshare companies leave Minneapolis
- Second week of Apple River stabbing trial begins. Minneapolis considers how to use old 3rd Precinct