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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It might seem counterintuitive in the middle of a pandemic, but real estate prices in San Diego continue to climb. They've now seen the third-highest annual gain in the country. -
This holiday season has brought the busiest days for air travel since the pandemic began. KPBS asked travelers at San Diego International Airport if they felt it was safe to travel by plane. -
The holidays are especially tough this year for some seniors who, because of the pandemic, cannot visit with family and friends in person. But one San Diego senior center provided the next best thing. -
In 1983, it was just a dream. But Hiroe Otake made it a reality. The woman who founded Sushi Deli restaurants is about to retire after nearly 38 years. -
Groundbreaking vaccines for COVID-19 started to be delivered to healthcare workers in San Diego on Tuesday. But when they're widely available, will employers be able to force employees to take them? The answer depends on a couple of factors. -
Imam Taha Hassane leads the largest Muslim congregation in San Diego County. We checked in to find out how he is leading his congregation in the challenging era of COVID-19.
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The data are used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to determine how to distribute federal homeless relief funding. -
Local labor leaders say San Diego is now solidly a union town, and that the recent wave of labor actions reflects a growing frustration with an economy that often leaves workers behind. -
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced that the city's first new Safe Sleeping program site in the Golden Hill neighborhood will open Thursday.
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