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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San Diego Fire-Rescue tested a new product designed to improve wildfire prevention and protect local communities. -
A Point Loma couple Sydney Rusch and Riley Buoen share their heartbreak as friends and family in Los Angeles face devastating losses from wildfires. -
A 16-year-old Torrey Pines High School junior brings companionship to 83-year-old caretaker and her husband. -
Thomas Sheehan will give a free recital this Sunday at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church -
Old Town now has its own neighborhood sign and local neighborhood booster received a special surprise. -
A law making vet telehealth legal in California was primarily sponsored by the San Diego Humane Society.
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Winter will look a lot like summer up and down California for the rest of the week. -
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.
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- City Council clears way for tiered parking rates at San Diego Zoo
- Lakeside-area wildfire stopped, evacuations remain in place
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