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's a jewel along San Diego's South Bay Coastline. But The Living Coast Discovery Center needs financial help to survive because of COVID-19. -
The city says few people wear masks or physically distance at the events. Locals say they leave behind mountains of trash that locals then have to clean up. -
Ocean Beach residents have been complaining about big crowds gathering on Wednesday evenings for awhile. Now, the city is moving to do something about it.
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UC San Diego faculty and student researchers have devised a way to turn algae into flip-flops. Once discarded, the flip-flops can decompose in as little as 16 weeks. -
Humans are frequently in the company of young white sharks while they're in coastal waters. But a new study indicates humans don't have much to worry about. -
The folks who sell RVs and boats are seeing a huge uptick in sales since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said that while the increasing number of tests and low positive rates were a good sign, they did not show the whole picture. -
County health officials also reported 3,998 COVID-19 tests Thursday, a single-day high. More than 92,000 tests have been administered since the pandemic began. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget projects nearly $19 billion in cuts to education funding. San Diego Unified leaders say their plan for reopening hinges on more federal stimulus money.
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