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.
MORE STORIES BY THIS AUTHOR
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Because of a system designed to stop airplanes from going past the end of the runway, San Diego is less likely to see an outcome like Sunday's crash in Miami. -
The National Weather Service will now hold weekly briefings about the strong El Niño in the Pacific Ocean. -
We're preparing the KPBS Voter Hub for the 2026 General Election. We're reaching out to residents of Congressional District 50 to find out what issues are important to them. -
Weather advisories for San Diego County stretch from the coast to the deserts. A combination of factors are behind the sweltering temperatures. -
The Warner-Carrillo Ranch House has served as a stage coach stop, a trading post and a post office. Nearly 170 years later, its story is still being written. -
Every room of the Marston House in Balboa Park tells the story of San Diego.
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While the deal hasn’t been finalized, the team is expected to be sold for $3.9 billion, a record valuation for a Major League Baseball team. -
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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