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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McNeil stopped breathing after being restrained by police in 2018. His family took him off life support 16 days later. -
Over the last five years, overdose deaths from methamphetamine and fentanyl have risen dramatically in San Diego County. The fentanyl numbers are especially alarming. -
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KPBS Midday EditionPresident Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant. -
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They began as a way to help unemployed people stay afloat during the pandemic. We're still in the pandemic, but federal unemployment benefits are still going away.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging Californians to use common sense over the Fourth of July weekend by wearing masks and avoiding traditional gatherings with family and friends. The governor says the state won't be “going into everybody's backyard and enforcing" but people should be safe and thoughtful. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom says he plans to “tighten things up” when it comes to the state's stay-at-home order ahead of the busy Fourth of July weekend. -
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