
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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Ground was broken Monday on a project to repair a critical piece of infrastructure that controls the flow into the plant.
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California is planning to keep open several makeshift hospitals that have seen few coronavirus patients but cost a bundle to operate. The “alternative case” facilities come with high costs whether or not they treat a high volume of patients.
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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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