ListenHaving grown up in the San Diego neighborhood of University City, Katie Orr is back in familiar territory as KPBS’ Metro Reporter and Weekend News Anchor. She previously worked at WVXU in Cincinnati, Ohio where she served as a reporter and announcer, as well as host of the award winning Cincinnati Edition. She has also reported for WNIN in Evansville, Indiana and for Four Corners Broadcasting in Durango, Colorado. Katie has been recognized by the Indiana and Ohio chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists for her work as well as by the Hearst Journalism Awards and the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards. Katie graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University in 2003.
Recent Stories
Local Man Killed In Ft. Hood Shooting
A local man killed in the Fort Hood shooting rampage just reenlisted in the Army last month. Army reservist John Gaffaney worked for San Diego County for 20 years. His most recent position was with the Adult Protection Services department.
Calif. Poverty Rate Would Rise If Housing Prices Were Considered
California’s poverty rate would be one of the worst in the country if housing prices were taken into consideration. A report out this month presents a new way of calculating poverty rates in the United States.
Port Seeks Input On Downtown Park
There’s a new park in the works for downtown San Diego and the Port wants some planning help from the public. A meeting will be held tonight to discuss the latest design.
Getting H1N1 Vaccines To The Homeless
A San Diego non-profit is working to make sure some of the homeless population gets vaccinated against the swine flu.
S.D. Revenue Commission Comes Up Short
San Diego needs to bring in more revenue and the city council wants to create a commission that will suggest how to do that. But a disagreement Tuesday between city council members has put the commission on hold for now.
S.D. Council To Consider Impasse In Managed Competition
The San Diego City Council is scheduled to take up the issue of outsourcing city services at its meeting Tuesday. Voters approved a proposition calling for managed competition in 2006 but negotiations over how the city should go about it have stalled since then.
Group Works to Preserve Historic S.D. Homes
Like a lot of cities, San Diego is surrounded by numerous fairly new housing developments. But closer to the center of the city are neighborhoods filled with historic homes built near the turn of the last century. Now there’s an effort underway to make sure more of those homes are preserved and not sacrificed for more modern developments.
S.D. Fire Department Better Prepared Since Witch Creek Fire
City and fire department leaders are saying San Diego is better prepared than ever to fight large fires. Leaders reflected on changes to the fire department on the two year anniversary of the Witch Creek fire.
Mortgage Default Notices Drop But Number Still High
New data out Tuesday from a San Diego-based real estate tracking firm shows the number of home foreclosures in California has likely peaked. But the high rate of foreclosures is expected to linger for a few more years.
Group Works To Prevent Suicides In S.D. County
More than 350 people in San Diego County committed suicide last year. Now a local group is stepping up efforts to prevent more people from taking their own lives.
