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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KPBS Midday EditionPico Iyer will be one of the featured presenters at the 25th annual Writer’s Symposium By The Sea to be held later this month at Point Loma Nazarene University. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn his new book, “What’s Your Pronoun: Beyond He and She,” linguistics scholar Dennis Baron recounts the centuries’ long search for that missing gender-neutral pronoun. -
KPBS Midday EditionWork will begin later this month on a 50-mile stretch of natural gas pipeline in San Diego County. SDG&E says it's needed to improve safety. Environmentalists call it a waste of money that moves the state away from its carbon-free goals. -
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KPBS Midday EditionAuthor and founder of NPR's Planet Money podcast, Adam Davidson, joined Midday Edition to talk about his new book, "The Passion Economy." -
KPBS Midday EditionAlan Alda has a mission — to teach scientists how to be better listeners and communicators. He wants them to be able to empathize with their audiences, to communicate their work in understandable and compelling ways.
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San Diego police fatally shot a man who allegedly pointed a gun at them Thursday afternoon during a confrontation near Hoover High School. -
California is planning to keep open several makeshift hospitals that have seen few coronavirus patients but cost a bundle to operate. The “alternative case” facilities come with high costs whether or not they treat a high volume of patients. -
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