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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A million people are expected to travel through San Diego International Airport between Dec. 17 and Jan. 3. -
The bridges are a major milestone in a 20-year project to build a new Port of Entry at Otay Mesa. -
The Independent Redistricting Commission had planned to vote on the final map at their Thursday evening meeting, but then concerns were raised. -
This is the first time there were no Pearl Harbor vets in attendance at the event. -
The group Universidad Popular is asking the Independent Redistricting Commission to move Escondido into District 5 -
Scientists at UC San Diego are looking for omicron and other COVID-19 variants in a unique way.
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Violent crimes reported in the first half of 2021 increased 14% over the last year and were 9% higher than in 2019, according to a new report by the San Diego Association of Governments' Criminal Justice Research Division. -
San Diego County's Housing and Community Development Services department will roll out two initiatives aimed at assisting landlords and tenants who have struggled financially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced Thursday. -
San Diego leaders highlighted some major projects and programs Wednesday that will receive millions of dollars from California's $262.6 billion budget, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last week.
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