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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The Command Museum at Marine Corps Recruit Depot has been around for decades at MCRD. -
Council members rejected a resolution saying the city would support federal deportation efforts and also follow state law forbidding local police from cooperating with federal agents. -
Rising waters flooded Native Poppy on Mission Gorge Road on Jan. 22, 2024, just weeks before Valentine's Day. We checked to see how the business is doing a year later. -
San Diego Fire-Rescue tested a new product designed to improve wildfire prevention and protect local communities. -
A Point Loma couple Sydney Rusch and Riley Buoen share their heartbreak as friends and family in Los Angeles face devastating losses from wildfires. -
A 16-year-old Torrey Pines High School junior brings companionship to 83-year-old caretaker and her husband.
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The stores able to open Friday include bookstores, music stores, jewelry, toy, antique, home and furnishing, sporting goods, shoes, clothing and florists, but customers are still not allowed inside the building -
Local health officials reported 159 new cases and eight deaths Wednesday, raising the county totals to 4,319 cases and 158 deaths. -
Supervisor Fletcher said he understood the huge toll stay-at-home orders have taken on the economy and on people's lives, but reminded protesters of the other costs of the pandemic.
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