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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Last month, we brought you the story of a Santee father who was detained by Sheriff's deputies after changing his daughter's diaper in public. Now, local civic leaders weigh in while Sheriff Bill Gore defends his deputy's actions. -
The San Diego Symphony announced on Thursday their new outdoor venue will be named The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The Radys and the Jacobs were on hand for an event at the venue. -
Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox made a stop in San Diego on Tuesday, with a Kodiak bear in tow. Animals activists called the use of the bear a shame. -
A few weeks after an engineering report said the OB Pier had reached the end of its service life, the city said it will reopen. Still, its long-term future is anything but certain. -
Several of San Diego's most prominent sites will be lit in red Wednesday night in honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness Day. -
A Santee father says a Sheriff's Deputy questioned him, including asking him repeatedly if he had a record, after he changed his daughter's diaper at a Santee shopping center.
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On April 2, a blanket 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada is scheduled to go into effect. Officials said the levies could have a major impact on everything from food to manufacturing to building materials to medicine. -
Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency — a body headed by billionaire Elon Musk — have committed to trim the U.S. government and ensure states bar diversity and equity programs. -
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