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 rest of the country may be coming out of the recession, but a San Diego ship builder says it’s just beginning to feel the economic downturn. General Dynamics' NASSCO says it’s planning to lay off about a third of its production workforce in July.
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Conversations started Wednesday about permanently implementing water use restrictions in the city of San Diego. -
The San Diego metro area has one of the largest immigrant populations in the country. A new study out today from the Brookings Institution says more than 22 percent of San Diego's population was born in another country. The State Of Metropolitan America report looked at the changing demographics of the 100 largest metro areas in the country. -
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has left many fishermen in that region sidelined. KPBS reporter Katie Orr wanted to find out if the local fishing industry was benefiting from the Gulf's environmental disaster. She brings us this report. -
Thousands of people are expected to converge on Mission Bay Saturday for another Floatopia event. San Diego spent thousands of dollars on the last event.
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District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis today dismissed conflict-of-interest charges against six former San Diego pension board members.
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