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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SANDAG's Board of Directors voted months ago to remove the tax, but the state says it needs to stay for the region to meet requirements. -
SDSU cut the ribbon on its new Snapdragon Stadium Friday. Before the ceremony, the school gave local media a look inside. -
The next batch of vaccine doses is expected to arrive next week, according to a local health care provider. -
The big waves have their origin thousands of miles away and they traveled past the Hawaiian Islands on their way to San Diego. -
Some of San Diego's little ones also got to use spyglasses, pinwheels and stomp rockets to learn about telescopes, galaxies and spacecraft. -
Lions, Tigers and Bears is rushing help vets treat sick and malnourished exotic animals at a facility near Mexico City.
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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. -
The first monthly payments under the expanded child tax credit were disbursed on Thursday. The White House says relief is on the way to the families of nearly 60 million children.
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