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
8 KC Companies Rank ‘Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality’
These eight companies scored as the top businesses in KC for LGBT equality.
A Century Later, Two Prohibition-Era KC Companies Come Back
Two Kansas City businesses that would shutter when Prohibition became law were J. Rieger & Co. and Heim’s Brewing Co. Their comeback stories are entwined.
Unearthing the Truth About Slave Burial Sites at KCI
There’s a persistent rumor in local circles that part of Kansas City International Airport was once a slave graveyard. The topic crossed Flatland’s radar when an anonymous contributor asked the curiousKC team to see if there is “any truth to that.” Old news clippings and a 60-page archaeological survey of African American slave sites prove…
Season of Giving: Educating Future Environmental Leaders
This charity goes to people in need, particularly rural residents.
Season of Giving: Rescue-Turned-Service Dogs for Veterans
This organization takes and trains rescue dogs into service dogs for combat veterans.
Season of Giving: Access to Books for Low-Income Kids
This charity goes to people in need, particularly rural residents.
Season of Giving: Help for Young Homeless Mothers
This charity goes to people in need, particularly rural residents.