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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The walkout will start Saturday, unless there’s a deal with Albertsons/Vons and Kroger/Ralphs. -
The agency says the increase is lower due to cost-cutting measures. The SDCWA also passed a new budget and rejected funding options for the Water Conservation Garden. -
KPBS is taking a look ahead, and a look back at Belmont Park's "100 years of thrill rides and chill vibes." What memories do you have at the amusement park? Let us know. -
Local veterans and political leaders are denouncing a new Pentagon effort to rename the USNS Harvey Milk. Then, attendees of a “Stand up for Science” protest on Friday talked about how federal funding cuts are affecting scientific research. Plus, the candidates in the District 1 county supervisor race differ on their priorities when it comes to the sheriff’s department and the county jails. -
St. Teresa of Calcutta Villa in the East Village has three elevators that residents rely on. -
Miro Copic was a marketing expert, a San Diego State University lecturer, and a frequent guest on KPBS radio and television. He died this week, less than a year after being diagnosed with cancer.
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The county also reported deaths by racial breakdown for the first time on Wednesday: 15 white, 10 Hispanic/Latino, two Asian and the remaining nine fatalities unidentified by race or ethnicity. -
The new cases are the fewest reported in the county since March 28 and the second fewest in two weeks, but the number of deaths is by far the largest increase since the public health emergency began. -
COVID-19 testing is getting better in California but it remains below a level where medical officials want it to be.
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