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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In the mountains east of San Diego sits a place called Ilan-Lael. It’s 14 buildings on 10 acres, but beyond that, this place defies description. -
The lawsuit calls the tariffs illegal and economically reckless. -
More free spaces are now available to city residents, but controversy over paid parking continues, with museum leaders speaking out against the fees. -
The new agreement approved by the San Diego County Water Authority could allow it to sell our surplus water to other water agencies. -
The aging building needs tens of millions of dollars worth of repairs and upgrades. -
The city of San Diego currently has about $5 billion for building and maintaining infrastructure from 2027 through 2031.
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The unemployment rate in San Diego County increased to 4.7% in January, up from the December estimate of 4.4% and above the year-ago rate of 4.5%, according to data released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. -
The average price is 5.7 cents more than one week ago, $1.261 higher than one month ago and $1.029 greater than one year ago. -
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