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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This particular bridge is about much more than just getting from here to there. As you walk across it, you are surrounded by art. -
An animatronic recreation of Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., the first Black American brigadier general in the United States Air Force during World War II, is the centerpiece of the exhibit. -
The shocking events over the weekend hit close to home for San Diegans on both sides of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. In other news, a growing number of American residents are going to college in Tijuana. Plus, KPBS is hosting a digital community ofrenda, where you can celebrate a loved one who has passed away. We have details on how you can share your photos and memories. -
A key support center for migrants passing through San Diego County has ceased operations. In other news, California regulators are poised to shake up the solar market for apartments, schools and farms. Plus, a San Diegan will soon lead the American Psychological Association.
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State funding has been secured for San Diego’s homeless outreach programs. In other news, we look at how a community garden in City Heights is healing a patch of land and the people who tend it. Plus, a street in Barrio Logan will be renamed Saturday after the neighborhood’s priest Father Brown, who died in 2020.
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There have long been calls to add affordable housing to the three-acre lot the Hillcrest DMV sits on. We take a look at where that project stands. In other news, an idea to house homeless people on military land received bad news this week. Plus, more than 20 inmates graduated with associate degrees from Southwestern College.
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A coastal landslide closed a historic cultural center, shut down rail service in the area and forced the evacuation of nearby residences. -
Teamsters were picketing outside First Transit in El Centro as of Tuesday morning, according to the local's Twitter feed. Drivers in San Diego stopped work in solidarity. -
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.
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