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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Storm expected to make one-two punch to the region, but it's unclear if the first wave or the second wave will be the strongest. -
Collins talks about her inspirations and key moments in her career. -
Some mountain areas have had four to five inches of rain. Coastal areas received one to three inches. -
The expedition is the third in a series by the ocean conservation group Oceana, which has collected thousands of DNA samples. -
Ashlee Buzzard was released but ordered to wear a GPS monitor. Her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee, is still missing after last being seen a month ago. -
The Washington Post and New York Times report the Interior Department may release the plan in the next few days. -
The head-on collision occurred early Tuesday morning on Highway 154 on San Marcos Pass. -
Ed Foster was a helicopter pilot who served in the Vietnam War. -
Jabari Emil DeShields is accused of engaging in multiple unlawful acts with two 14-year-old girls in his van and at a motel. -
The Ojai Playhouse Film Festival will feature 20 screenings from Tuesday through Sunday, showcasing some acclaimed new movies that haven't been seen outside the film festival circuit.
