Lance Orozco
News DirectorLance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, developing the station's local news coverage as it transitioned to a news/talk format.
He has provided award-winning local coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. He even did a story about his own kidney cancer surgery, taking listeners along as the operation was being performed.
Lance has won more than 200 journalism awards for KCLU, including more than 90 Golden Mikes, 20-plus regional Edward R. Murrow awards, a National Edward R. Murrow Award (an honor which came to David Letterman’s attention on “The Late Show”), and four National Society Of Professional Journalists awards. He has been AP's small market reporter of the year for the western U.S. 13 times.
Lance is a familiar face in the region, having worked nearly two decades as a television reporter and weathercaster for ABC, NBC, and CBS television stations in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. His adventures included an unexpected guest appearance on "Late Night With David Letterman."
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From workers' rights to Trump protests, thousands take to the streets of the Tri-Counties on May DayThe more than half dozen local demonstrations were part of thousands of marches and events taking place nationwide. -
Some of the world's top polo players will play in Carpinteria, with the 2026 season kicking off May 1. -
A woman was bitten on a hiking trail in the Wood Ranch area of Simi Valley Thursday afternoon. -
They may contain naturally occurring toxins that can cause serious illness or death. -
Federal government pays company $120 million to drop offshore wind power plans off the Central CoastGolden State Wind will get the money for dropping its lease off Morro Bay and investing $120 million in fossil fuel projects on the Gulf Coast. -
The Santa Barbara Literary Festival will include talks by well-known authors, workshops, and even an event where writers can pitch projects to a literary agent. -
Javier Gomez pleaded guilty to charges from 2024 attack. Detectives say he yelled racial slurs, and then hit the victim in the head with a baseball bat. -
As part of the settlement, the Commission apologized for some comments made by commissioners about Elon Musk during a public hearing. -
Airport officials say more travelers from northern Santa Barbara County and Ventura County are opting to use the airport instead of LAX or Burbank. -
David Lane Braff Jr. of Thousand Oaks faces 33 felony counts. He's already entered not guilty pleas to 17 initial counts.
