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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The iconic theater in downtown San Diego has seen a lot in the last century, and it's come perilously close to being demolished.
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KPBS checks in with a renter and a business owner whose lives were upended by the flood.
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One device was invented and patented by a San Diego County Water Authority engineer.
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The state's largest insurer, State Farm, has the green light to raise rates by 20%.
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Many victims of the January flooding lost their homes and possessions, including medical items that keep them alive and healthy. Now, a local nonprofit is helping victims replace them. In other news, a KPBS investigation found that Frontwave Credit Union in Oceanside systematically enrolls Marine recruits when they come through boot camp in San Diego. The company then profits when the Marines run out of money. Plus, San Diego just finished a pilot program giving low-income families monthly cash with no strings attached. We learn about its impact on families.
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The resolution from the Associated Students of UC San Diego also calls on the entire UC system to do the same.
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Local labor leaders say San Diego is now solidly a union town, and that the recent wave of labor actions reflects a growing frustration with an economy that often leaves workers behind.
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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced that the city's first new Safe Sleeping program site in the Golden Hill neighborhood will open Thursday.
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an $8.17 billion 2023-24 budget Tuesday.
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