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
An Epidemic of Sleep Disorders: Here’s What KC Experts Suggest
Sleep disorders are rising, more now than ever before. Learn why experts say it's important to connect the dots between sleep, health and mental wellness.
curiousKC | A Quick History Lesson on the TV Tower Near 31st and Main Street
Here's your brief history lesson on the red steel tower at 31st Street and Main Street.
KC Parents Race to Secure COVID Vaccines for Kids Under 5
Kansas City parents who've long awaited COVID-19 vaccines for their children younger than 5 can now make appointments. Here's what to know.
curiousKC | Send Your Questions on Reproductive Rights and Abortion
Flatland is turning to audience members for their questions to help shape its July 21 episode airing on Kansas City PBS.
In Kansas City, LGBTQ+ Support Systems Are Emerging Slowly
Kansas City has made progress in terms of making itself a more welcoming place for the LGBTQ community. But progress has been painfully slow, and may be at risk.
curiousKC | How Bethany Falls Limestone Helped Build Kansas City
Take a quick trek through history to learn why Bethany Falls limestone is so important in Kansas City's development.
The Tainted History of Infant Care, Parent Empowerment and Education
Before the ongoing formula shortage, feeding one's baby was rife with confusing advice. Here's what history shows.
National Formula Shortage Prompts Efforts to ‘Survive as a Community’
In Kansas City, folks are donating breast milk, searching for formula and working together to keep babies fed amid a national shortage of baby formula.
curiousKC | A Selection of Flatland’s Memorial Day Stories to Mark the Holiday
Here's Flatland's curiousKC round-up of Memorial Day stories you need to read.
In Kansas City, Therapy Waitlists Leave Kids With Nowhere to Turn
Children have experienced higher rates of anxiety and depression in the past two years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They are struggling to find the help they need.