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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Woman was sprayed with smelly substance by group of teens, and then one of them yelled a racial slur at her. -
The State Coastal Commission says it will pursue a new cease and desist order again Sable Offshore Corporation. -
Joseph Ashley Garcia of Lompoc had been convicted of first-degree murder, with the special circumstance of torture. -
The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury made several recommendations to address the office's overtime crisis. -
ShelterBox USA already has a warehouse in the region, so it was set to help with essentials like tents and solar lights. -
High waves and rip tide conditions are reported at some Ventura County beaches. -
A team of specialists is now on the island evaluating damage to environmental and historical resources. The island is closed to the public indefinitely. -
Philip Bonoli and Daniella Hall were sworn into office this week. -
Prosecutors say some Kroger's products weren't as healthy as advertised on the labels. -
The vehicle hit a light pole at a Santa Maria intersection. Alcohol and speed are being looked at as possible factors.
