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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Simi Valley man could face more than three years in state prison.
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Massive slide in February shut down Highway 150 between Santa Paula and Ojai. There was a second slide this week, and now a major storm is approaching.
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The second storm focused on Friday night-Saturday could bring 1-3" of rain to coastal and inland areas, and up to 6" in spots in the mountains.
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The County's Department of Behavioral Wellness will distribute 900 free Narcan kits in the Isla Vista area.
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Officials with Santa Barbara's Elings Park say they are looking to reschedule.
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The Port of Baltimore is the nation's largest vehicle transit point. Port Hueneme is sixth largest, and is set up to deal with large car, SUV, and truck shipments.
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The slide is north of Santa Paula, adjacent to a slide in February which left Highway 150 closed between Santa Paula and Ojai.
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1-2" of rain predicted for coastal, inland areas with more than 3" possible in the mountains.
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Reseach underway to learn more about how to assess smoke damage before grapes end up being made into wine.
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Visit Lompoc officials say inferences that money is improperly accounted for are incorrect.