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.
MORE STORIES BY THIS AUTHOR
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San Diego’s congressional Democrats are calling for the impeachment of President Trump, in the wake of Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol. -
A motion for stricter COVID-19 restrictions on dining in Carlsbad failed Tuesday night. -
Ruben Valenzuela is involved with three arts organizations in San Diego. We sat down to talk to him about how they're doing, and lessons learned during the pandemic. -
It might seem counterintuitive in the middle of a pandemic, but real estate prices in San Diego continue to climb. They've now seen the third-highest annual gain in the country. -
This holiday season has brought the busiest days for air travel since the pandemic began. KPBS asked travelers at San Diego International Airport if they felt it was safe to travel by plane. -
The holidays are especially tough this year for some seniors who, because of the pandemic, cannot visit with family and friends in person. But one San Diego senior center provided the next best thing.
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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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