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 Plaza de Panama project in Balboa Park appears to be dead in the water, but one San Diego councilman is looking for ways to revive it. -
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner promises his new Tijuana office will open soon, but there have been a couple of hiccups so far. -
An ongoing battle between Mayor Bob Filner and the San Diego City Council will take another turn today. The council will consider overriding the mayor’s veto of two Port appointments. -
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They’re coming for our jobs. A new ad from Texas Gov. Rick Perry hit the California airwaves this week. -
KPBS Midday EditionA San Diego Superior Court judge has affirmed his tentative ruling that the city of San Diego violated its own municipal code when approving a plan to remove cars from Balboa Park.
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