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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Part of the Point Loma Garden Club, the "Petal Pushers" meet every week to refashion bouquets out of flowers formerly destined to be thrown away.
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The Hall, formally known as The Jacobs Music Center, was supposed to open last November.
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While more people entered homelessness than found housing in March, the gap between the two has been narrowing.
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Employees filled the company's cafeteria floor, taking chat questions from customers around the country.
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Thursday marked the opening of an expanded pantry; they call it a marketplace. It's twice the size of the old one.
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The new federal budget will put $156 million toward fixing and expanding the plant, but some say it's not nearly enough.
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The Unsafe Camping Ordinance would prohibit tent encampments in all public spaces throughout the city if shelter beds are available.
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A coastal landslide closed a historic cultural center, shut down rail service in the area and forced the evacuation of nearby residences.
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