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
- New prosecution team in Londregan case. Jury seated in first Feeding Our Future trial
- Minneapolis schools and teachers reach agreement. Protests continue at University of Minnesota
- Teen charged in shooting at punk rock show. DFL lawmaker’s arrest brings call for resignation
- Woodbury man shot after armed standoff. Robbinsdale shelter-in-place alert goes countywide
- First Feeding our Future fraud trail begins. Fewer child care operators struggling financially
- 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