Katie Orr
AnchorHaving 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.
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The water fight gone wrong at the Balboa Park lily pond continues to cause ripples in the San Diego mayor’s race. -
Balboa Park is recovering after a nasty water gun fight there this weekend left its beloved lily pond trashed.
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San Diego’s two mayoral candidates faced off in a debate focusing on border issues Thursday evening at The Institute of the Americas at UC San Diego. -
Like many other cities, San Diego is increasingly relying on public-private partnerships to help get things done around the city. That’s raising some difficult questions for everybody involved. -
It’s official: the city of San Diego has a hiring freeze in place. And it could be months before the freeze is lifted. -
Affordable housing advocates in San Diego celebrated an anniversary today. But they are also using the day as a call to action.
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