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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Comic-Con may be over, but there’s still something cartoonish going on in the Gaslamp Quarter. -
San Diego Comic-Con is an "absolute holiday," as downtown hotels, restaurants and other businesses cash in on the world's largest pop culture convention. -
Chula Vista’s city manager said she’s ready to declare an emergency if the increasing trash becomes a health hazard. -
For residents like Jessica Calix, who's still living in a travel trailer after her Southcrest apartment flooded in January 2024, watching footage of the Texas floods was heart-wrenching — but also all too familiar. -
The expensive mechanisms used to raise and lower the flags are failing. -
The Giant Dipper in Belmont — along with the park itself — has been through some good, and a lot of bad, times. But after a century, it stands stronger than ever.
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Gonzalez and others urged their fellow legislators to pass Assembly Bill 685, under which employers would be required to provide a 24-hour notice to all employees at a worksite should any worker be exposed to COVID-19. -
San Diego police fatally shot a man who allegedly pointed a gun at them Thursday afternoon during a confrontation near Hoover High School. -
California is planning to keep open several makeshift hospitals that have seen few coronavirus patients but cost a bundle to operate. The “alternative case” facilities come with high costs whether or not they treat a high volume of patients.
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