KCLU won five 2026 Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards, the most of any station in the small market Region 2 category, which includes stations in California, Nevada, and Hawaii.
The awards are presented annually by the Radio Television Digital News Association to honor excellence in broadcast journalism.
KCLU News Director Lance Orozco won three awards, for Breaking News Coverage of the 2025 ICE raids in Camarillo and Carpinteria; Excellence In Sound for his coverage of the evacuation of dozens of dogs from overcrowded Ventura County shelters in the wake of Southern California’s wildfires; and Best News Documentary for an hour long documentary looking at the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II through the eyes of survivors from the Tri-Counties.
KCLU Senior Reporter Caroline Feraday won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards, including Excellence in Writing for her reporting on families advocating for legislation to protect kids from online predators, and Excellence in Feature Reporting for her feature story about a rescued camel who became an unlikely social media sensation at a Ventura County ranch.
KCLU Regional Murrow Awards
Breaking News Coverage
Federal officials say 200 undocumented immigrants arrested in Carpinteria, Camarillo raids
Excellence in Writing
Excellence in Sound
Feature Reporting
A rescue camel lives with his human best friend on a ranch in Ventura County
News Documentary
Apocalypse: 80 Years Later - KCLU News commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II