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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While more people entered homelessness than found housing in March, the gap between the two has been narrowing. -
Employees filled the company's cafeteria floor, taking chat questions from customers around the country. -
Thursday marked the opening of an expanded pantry; they call it a marketplace. It's twice the size of the old one. -
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KPBS checks in with a renter and a business owner whose lives were upended by the flood.
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San Diego County officials continue to reopen portions of the economy — including county offices — but could come into conflict with local tribal casinos as those businesses plan reopenings in the next two weeks. -
Office-based businesses are permitted to reopen. Malls — indoor, outdoor and strip malls — are also allowed to reopen for curbside pickup and delivery only. Other businesses or services able to open Tuesday included car washes, pet grooming businesses, landscaping businesses and outdoor museums and gathering places. -
The new cases represent the highest daily case increase since the pandemic began, but it also coincides with the most daily tests the region has completed — 3,572.
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