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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Thursday marked the opening of an expanded pantry; they call it a marketplace. It's twice the size of the old one. -
The new federal budget will put $156 million toward fixing and expanding the plant, but some say it's not nearly enough. -
The iconic theater in downtown San Diego has seen a lot in the last century, and it's come perilously close to being demolished. -
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The casino has been closed since March 15 and will remain shuttered until further notice, according to a statement released on the casino's website. -
County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said that while the increasing number of tests and low positive rates were a good sign, they did not show the whole picture. -
County health officials also reported 3,998 COVID-19 tests Thursday, a single-day high. More than 92,000 tests have been administered since the pandemic began.
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