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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Legislation to expand CalFresh, the state’s food assistance program, went into effect last month. Now, an effort is underway to get seniors to sign up. -
A meteorologist from the local National Weather Service office explains why humidity levels are higher than normal. -
KPBS Midday EditionMillions of bees are dying across the world because of a condition called, "colony collapse disorder." But an invention by an Australian father and son is helping small colonies of bees to survive, even thrive. -
A memorial was held Thursday for the victims of the San Ysidro McDonald's massacre, 35 years to the day after the mass shooting happened. -
A man who was at the Stonewall riots shares his memories of the evolution of the gay rights movement. -
A county feasibility study will determine whether Vote Centers will be in San Diego's future.
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There are 16 Mobile Crisis Response Teams working different shifts daily all across San Diego County. -
Winter will look a lot like summer up and down California for the rest of the week. -
Violent crimes reported in the first half of 2021 increased 14% over the last year and were 9% higher than in 2019, according to a new report by the San Diego Association of Governments' Criminal Justice Research Division.
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