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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Councilmember Stephen Whitburn says he is working with city staff to finally place a memorial, 45 years after the deadly crash. -
Family members and those who were there on Sept. 25, 1978 say it's long past time for a memorial for the 144 people killed. -
A citizen's advocacy group organized the walk to see how friendly the surrounding streets and sidewalks are for people going to and from the Nobel Drive station. -
Many local restaurants aren't getting their fish from local fishers. The San Diego Fishermen's Association got a $300,000 federal grant to change that. -
There are more mental health services available than ever before locally, but after falling for several years, the numbers started to tick up in 2022. -
Consumer Watchdog said the companies are colluding to raise rates for homeowners in California.
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Cunningham piloted the first manned Apollo mission, a key step in the drive to reach the moon, but he never flew in space again. He was a physicist who later became known as a climate-change skeptic. -
The event will run Friday from 3 to 11 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. -
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