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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Hyspan Precision Products in Chula Vista employs dozens of people in good-paying manufacturing jobs. -
The Social Security administration said it’s going to cut 7,000 jobs to comply with the Trump administration’s orders. Those cuts could include a non-public facing Social Security office in Carlsbad. Plus, San Diego Assemblymember Chris Ward introduced a bill that would ban surveillance pricing. It’s a practice that leads merchants to charge different prices to different people. And a new shelter in Tijuana is supporting the LGBTQ+ migrant community. -
The Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum features a dizzying array of engines, dollhouses and much more — all in miniature. -
Thirty-one positions were cut, including COO Eric Dargan. Gloria will assume the role of city manager. -
Discounted admission to the cat cafés and adoption centers are being offered to people who've lost so much in the fires. -
The Command Museum at Marine Corps Recruit Depot has been around for decades at MCRD.
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Two U.S. Army veterans who were deported to Mexico a decade ago won their long battle to return to the U.S. and become citizens. -
Cunningham piloted the first manned Apollo mission, a key step in the drive to reach the moon, but he never flew in space again. He was a physicist who later became known as a climate-change skeptic. -
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