Vicky Diaz-Camacho
Community Reporter
Vicky Diaz-Camacho managed Kansas City PBS's journalism public engagement series, curiousKC. She is an EMMY-award winning producer and reporter for the monthly current affairs program, Flatland in Focus. Her reporting focuses on housing, health, education and culture. Her upbringing on the El Paso/Juarez border as a Mexican-Puerto Rican guides her methodology, which dissects current affairs and reports its impact on people in our community.
Stories by Vicky Diaz-Camacho
Here’s How and Where to Honor Juneteenth in 2021
Looking for ways to observe Juneteenth? Here's the Flatland rundown.
curiousKC | How Did the Pandemic Affect the Mental Health of Seniors?
What do we know about our senior citizens' mental health one year since the pandemic first hit?
9 Kansas City Residents Share What Being Asian Means to Them
This is a snapshot of the many people in the community who shape and move the city as we know it.
What the Pandemic Taught Us About the End of Life and Grief
What did the pandemic change about the way we process loss, grief and life? Everything.
Checking Out: Some Say Hotels Aren’t the Key to Sheltering the Unhoused
Efforts to temporarily shelter the unhoused in Kansas City area hotels and motels have faced a variety of challenges.
curiousKC | Why is the Western Auto Building Shaped Like That?
The story of how the Western Auto Building got its unique shape goes back to the days of an age-old favorite beverage.
A Kansas City Historian Explains the Origins of Cinco de Mayo
Here's a brief lesson on the history behind Cinco de Mayo.
curiousKC | Questions on Archaeology, Streetcars, Districts and Demographics Up for Vote
curiousKC's May voting round focuses in on how Kansas City was shaped.
Yousef Speaks Spices Gives Teen with Autism a Creative Outlet
Yousef Speaks Spices, which has more than 43,000 likes on Facebook, has given a local teenager with autism a creative way to communicate through his passion for being in the kitchen.
Getting Shingles or Hives After the Shot? Experts Connect the Dots
Medical experts break down recent occurrences of shingles and hives and folks' concerns about the vaccine for COVID-19.