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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A 200-pound loggerhead turtle at the Living Coast Discovery Center in Chula Vista was having problems with her buoyancy. One of the center's animal care specialists had the answer. A custom wetsuit. -
University of San Diego has instituted a stay-on-campus order through the end of the month due to a recent spike in coronavirus cases, which school officials largely attribute to off-campus parties and social events, the university announced Friday. -
San Diego County will get its sixth super station vaccination site on Friday at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. That news came on the same day Gov. Newsom announced progress in knocking down COVID-19 infections in California. -
Over the next five years, the city estimates it has $5.7 billion worth of infrastructure needs. -
It was billed as a way to help people who lost their homes in wildfires and other disasters. But Proposition 19 is much more than that. It could cost Californians who inherit property thousands of dollars in property taxes. -
A UC San Diego infectious disease modeler is sounding the alarm of the fast spread of the U.K. COVID-19 variant in San Diego County.
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San Diego County officials continue to reopen portions of the economy — including county offices — but could come into conflict with local tribal casinos as those businesses plan reopenings in the next two weeks. -
Office-based businesses are permitted to reopen. Malls — indoor, outdoor and strip malls — are also allowed to reopen for curbside pickup and delivery only. Other businesses or services able to open Tuesday included car washes, pet grooming businesses, landscaping businesses and outdoor museums and gathering places. -
The new cases represent the highest daily case increase since the pandemic began, but it also coincides with the most daily tests the region has completed — 3,572.
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