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
- DFL candidate wins special election, Dems regain Senate
- Special election for Minnesota Senate seat today. O'Hara calls Trump's pardon 'slap in the face'
- No Pride for Target, DFL stays out of House, Trump's order halts refugee resettlement
- President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship blocked
- Minnesota Supreme Court takes up House control case. Three officers won't be charged in deadly shooting
- Minnesota joins lawsuit to block Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship
- Cold start causes school cancellations around Minnesota. Leonard Peltier granted clemency by Biden
- Minneapolis Police Department clarifies policy on questioning immigration status. St. Paul clears encampment
- State Supreme Court to step in on House control debate, special election outcomes
- Drama at the Capitol as DFLers stay away. Judge will soon decide on Sen. Mitchell's motion to delay trial