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 100 Golden Mikes, 30+ regional Edward R. Murrow awards, two 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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Food Share serves 250,000 peoople a year in Ventura County. -
Gerardo Arroyo Almaza of Simi Valley pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the death of Alfredo Arroyo Sancen. -
The international disaster relief organization is providing tents, solar lights, and blankets to survivors. -
Investigators say they seized $220,000 in cocaine and 25 guns in connection with a gang called Nipomo 13. -
Vandals targeted three locations with swastikas and other antisemitic images. -
Documents on display at the Reagan Library include the deed of gift for the Statue of Liberty and the treasury warrant for the purchase of Alaska. -
The B-17 Flying Fortress will be at Camarillo Airport through Sunday, open for tours and rides. -
A gradual cooling trend is expected to start Thursday and continue into the weekend. -
Victor Glover will join the executive team at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. -
The glasses use mini telescopes to allow different levels of magnification.
