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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President Donald Trump is openly challenging U.S. allies by increasing tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% as he vows to take back wealth he says was “stolen” by other countries, drawing quick retaliation from Europe and Canada. -
Protesters are demanding the Trump administration do more to fight climate change. -
The protesters lined a busy stretch of Fletcher Parkway, outside Parkway Plaza in El Cajon. -
The San Diego City Council president said he has gotten complaints about the noise and possible environmental issues. -
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.
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The county has reported 24 deaths from the respiratory illness over a two-day period, the deadliest two-day stretch since the coronavirus outbreak began. -
County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said even with the updated numbers, members of the public were largely doing their part to avoid spreading the illness. -
The county has now tested more than 29,000 individuals for COVID-19, and around 96% of those tested negative for the virus.
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