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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San Diego County is home to one of the largest Kurdish communities in the United States. One local Kurdish leader says the Trump Administration's decision to pull American troops from Syria could lead to a "genocide" against the Kurds. -
KPBS Midday EditionA new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California shows Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders in a dead heat in California's Democratic Presidential Primary. -
KPBS Midday EditionDomestic Violence Awareness Month is underway against the backdrop of a slight uptick in the number of reported incidents of domestic violence in San Diego County. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn town hall meeting Monday, activists called on the San Diego Police Department to stop using the controversial carotid restraint hold. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe findings are the result of a six-month investigation by The San Diego Union-Tribune. -
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In California and other Western states, courts have ruled it’s unconstitutional to fine and arrest people sleeping in homeless encampments if shelter space is lacking. -
Californians for Safer Communities Coalition announced today in San Diego it will submit over 900,000 voter signatures to qualify the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act for the November general election ballot. -
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