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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San Diego County has received a limited supply of the new COVID-129 boosters, available on a first-come, first-served basis. -
City officials said the people were blocking a sidewalk that had to be cleaned to prevent disease. -
AAA said the vast majority of travelers are getting to their destinations by car. -
Adela de la Torre made the statement while defending the university's handling of rape allegations. -
One hundred sixty-nine dilapidated mobile homes will soon be removed from the area. -
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.
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County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher announced that bank employees, public transportation workers and childcare providers who serve food must now wear non-medical grade facial coverings at work. -
The county also reported deaths by racial breakdown for the first time on Wednesday: 15 white, 10 Hispanic/Latino, two Asian and the remaining nine fatalities unidentified by race or ethnicity. -
The new cases are the fewest reported in the county since March 28 and the second fewest in two weeks, but the number of deaths is by far the largest increase since the public health emergency began.
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