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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Fans expressed anger at both Padres ownership and players. A business owner next to Petco Park said it was a gut punch. -
The one-millionth zero-emission vehicle in California was sold this week, and the state has plans to get a lot more on California roadways. -
Calls are heard for the United States and the European Union to shore more support for Ukraine at local demonstrations. -
A $125 million renovation is underway which will transform the nearly 100-year old space. -
Ukrainians here talking to family and friends there say the people of Ukraine will defend their independence. -
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose to a record high day for the second consecutive Thursday, increasing 1 cent to $4.736.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has revealed an outline for lifting coronavirus restrictions in the nation's most populous state. Newsom he wants to see hospitalization numbers flatten and decline before he begins rolling back stay-at-home orders. But he said things won't look the same when the state reopens. -
Local officials on Friday highlighted separate data sets that as of that afternoon ranked the region’s social distancing efforts with a grade of C, despite a decrease in movement to retail locations, parks and other destinations. -
County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher announced that bank employees, public transportation workers and childcare providers who serve food must now wear non-medical grade facial coverings at work.
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