John Carroll
General Assignment Reporter & AnchorJohn Carroll is a general assignment reporter and anchor at KPBS. He loves coming up with story ideas that are not being covered elsewhere, but he’s also ready to cover the breaking news of the day.
John studied broadcast journalism at Pepperdine University, having fallen in love with the medium after a high school internship at WMAQ TV in Chicago. Over the years, he has worked in Reno, Los Angeles, and San Diego. He has worked as a reporter for San Diego’s Channel 10 and a weekend reporter/anchor at San Diego’s CW6.
John loves being at KPBS because he’s given the support and the resources needed to do the kind of thorough, fair reporting the KPBS audience relies on.
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Every year on Dec. 17, the San Diego Air & Space Museum celebrates the anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first powered flight. But things didn’t go as planned this year. -
The rate increase has been approved by the California Public Utilities Commission. -
For Museum A Month, we visit the San Diego Botanic Garden. At 55 years old, it's still growing and shining bright for the holidays. -
The San Diego City Council will consider a recommendation to approve a new contract with Flock Safety, the company that makes the ALPR systems. Several community groups are opposed due to privacy concerns. -
Rep. Mike Levin is reintroducing a bill to ban oil drilling off the California coast in response to the Trump administration's plan to restart off-shore drilling along the California and Florida coasts. -
The representatives have been trying to see the facility since October, after getting reports of subpar conditions. On Monday, they were allowed in.
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This year's theme is "Overcoming disruption; transforming the AIDS response," a call for sustained political leadership, international cooperation and a human rights-centered approaches to ending AIDS by 2030. -
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