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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The airport has seen passenger counts return to pre-pandemic levels over the summer. -
Dogs and cats are being housed and cared for at the Helen Woodward Animal Center in Rancho Santa Fe until they're ready to be adopted. -
Three institutions in Balboa Park will split more than $7 million. -
The City of San Diego's first safe sleeping campsite for homeless residents has been open a little more than a month. -
Planning officials have long discussed improving public transit at the San Diego International Airport to help reduce nearby traffic, and their latest idea could cost billions of dollars. In other news, an analysis of this year’s devastating earthquakes in Turkey holds lessons for California, which is home to a very similar fault. Plus, Tijuana’s All-Star baseball team is representing Mexico in the Little League World Series. -
Ever wonder what people see and hear in those little yellow cars you see buzzing around San Diego?
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an $8.17 billion 2023-24 budget Tuesday. -
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