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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You don't look a day over 100! But, Santa Paula turns 122 this week, and will celebrate with a partyEvent will also commemorate gift of historic Union Oil building to the city.
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More than 50 lobster traps were collected during the weekend cleanup effort.
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But officials with Express, Incorporated say it won't be going out of business. They say they are regrouping with a cash infusion and new owners.
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Report claims staff shortages may mean delayed care. It also says there is a lack of 24/7 mental health care staffing.
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Man facing 18 year state prison sentence.
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Thousand Oaks, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo join list of cities in state with median home prices hitting a million dollars.
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Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties all show unemployment drops, while the state percentage remains unchanged.
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Outside of the box effort by Santa Barbara-based international relief agency to fight climate changeShelterBox ramps up efforts to provide aid in environmentally friendly, sustainable ways.
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Also, the County and the City of Santa Barbara learn they will be getting nearly $8 million dollars in additional state funding to battle the crisis.
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Company pays $90 million for busy complex which features a Home Depot, a sporting goods store, and even an In-N-Out burger off of Highway 101.