John Carroll
General Assignment Reporter & AnchorJohn Carroll was born in Long Beach, California. His affinity for the written and spoken word began as a young child. So it followed logically that he 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, John’s profession would take him to Reno, Los Angeles and eventually home to San Diego where he reported at Channel 10 for several years before becoming the weekend anchor/reporter at CW6. John is thrilled to now be a part of KPBS Radio & TV in his role as a general assignment reporter and Saturday morning radio news anchor. He loves coming up with story ideas that aren't being covered elsewhere, but he’s also ready to cover the breaking news of the day. In addition, he delivers the local news headlines on Saturday mornings during NPR's Weekend Edition. He also lends his talent to the station’s fundraising efforts as part of KPBS’ on-air fundraising team.
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A million people are expected to travel through San Diego International Airport between Dec. 17 and Jan. 3. -
The bridges are a major milestone in a 20-year project to build a new Port of Entry at Otay Mesa. -
The Independent Redistricting Commission had planned to vote on the final map at their Thursday evening meeting, but then concerns were raised. -
This is the first time there were no Pearl Harbor vets in attendance at the event. -
The group Universidad Popular is asking the Independent Redistricting Commission to move Escondido into District 5 -
Scientists at UC San Diego are looking for omicron and other COVID-19 variants in a unique way.
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Violent crimes reported in the first half of 2021 increased 14% over the last year and were 9% higher than in 2019, according to a new report by the San Diego Association of Governments' Criminal Justice Research Division. -
San Diego County's Housing and Community Development Services department will roll out two initiatives aimed at assisting landlords and tenants who have struggled financially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced Thursday. -
San Diego leaders highlighted some major projects and programs Wednesday that will receive millions of dollars from California's $262.6 billion budget, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last week.
