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 fatal March 3 incident happened after the attempted serving of an eviction notice. -
A scientist at the Salk Institute says losing that hour of sleep can lead to bad health outcomes. -
The Metropolitan Transit System says ridership numbers have been on the upswing for months. -
The price at the pump continues to break records. But one expert does not see a negative effect on tourism, at least not yet. -
Measure C failed after failing to get two-thirds of the vote. The city contends the threshold for passage should have been a simple majority. -
There's a growing chorus of voices from various sides of the political spectrum calling for the state gas tax to be suspended.
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Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego and Rep. Mike Levin, D-Oceanside, joined a growing group of Democrats on Thursday calling on President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race. -
The vote comes after an investigation into accusations that Phelps bullied Del Norte High School students. -
In California and other Western states, courts have ruled it’s unconstitutional to fine and arrest people sleeping in homeless encampments if shelter space is lacking.
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