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Katie Orr
Metro Reporter - Contributor through March 2013
Having grown up in the San Diego neighborhood of University City, Katie Orr is back in familiar territory as KPBS’ Metro Reporter. 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 by Katie Orr
Trump Campaign Resonates In Rural Sierra County
- May 16, 2016
- By Katie Orr / Capital Public Radio
In the conservative northeastern part of California, there's a feeling of having a way of life taken away by what some regard as one-size-fits-all regulations that have curtailed mining and logging.
Uber Ruling Brings Labor Laws Into Question
- June 23, 2015
- By Katie Orr / Capital Public Radio
California's 20th century labor laws don't easily fit the 21st century sharing economy. Is a new class of employees the answer?
San Diego Holds Hearing On Padres TV Impasse
- March 14, 2013
- By Katie Orr / Capital Public Radio
Time Warner Cable customers in San Diego are sick and tired of not being able to watch the Padres on TV. Now a San Diego City Council committee is trying to remedy the situation.
San Diego Tries To Umpire Dispute Over Padres TV Broadcasts
- March 13, 2013
- By Katie Orr / Capital Public Radio
New ownership has San Diego fans excited for the upcoming Padres baseball season. But some fans are worked up for another reason, not being able to watch the Pads on TV.
Filner Gets Outside Counsel For TMD Suit, Goldsmith Responds
- March 13, 2013
- By Katie Orr / Capital Public Radio
The legal fight over San Diego’s Tourism Marketing District will move forward without input from San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith. Now Goldsmith is speaking out about the decision.
Judge Tentatively Approves Funding Plan For San Diego Convention Center Expansion
- March 11, 2013
- By Katie Orr / Capital Public Radio and City News Service
A tentative ruling has been issued on whether San Diego’s method of paying for the latest Convention Center expansion is legal.
Filner Presents Plan To Add 6,000 Port Jobs, Reduce Waterfront Pollution
- March 6, 2013
- By Katie Orr / Capital Public Radio and James R. Riffel, CITY NEWS SERVICE
Mayor Bob Filner's plan to use the Port of San Diego as a center of job creation received support from three City Council members at its first public airing today.
San Diego Hoteliers Win First Court Battle Against Filner
- March 5, 2013
- By Katie Orr / Capital Public Radio and City News Service
A judge weighed in today on the fight between Mayor Bob Filner and San Diego hoteliers and the hoteliers walked away with a small victory.
Filner And San Diego Hoteliers Clash Again
- March 4, 2013
- By Katie Orr / Capital Public Radio
Looks like there’s another fight brewing between San Diego Mayor Bob Filner and the hotel industry over marketing duties.
Filner Has New Plans For Plaza de Panama
- Feb. 27, 2013
- By Katie Orr / Capital Public Radio and City News Service
From political realities to Plaza de Panama, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner covered a lot of ground in his official monthly meeting with the media.