Tiffany Eckert
ReporterTiffany joined the KLCC News team in 2007. She studied journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia and worked in a variety of media including television, technical writing, photography and daily print news before moving to the Pacific Northwest.
As a life long public radio enthusiast, Tiffany has contributed to KLCC with reports on health, education, social justice, environmental issues and local and regional news.
In 2008, she became a staff co-host on KLCC’s award-winning news magazine, Northwest Passage, with News Director Tripp Sommer.
In 2011, Tiffany produced the 20th Anniversary program finale which featured every past co-hosts’ outro over two decades, which were retrieved from recordings on cassette tapes. Later that year, she joined Tripp to inaugurate KLCC’s local, mid-day program, News at Noon.
Tiffany’s reporting has been recognized as part of the KLCC News team's Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence awards annually from 2019-2023. She’s won individual writing and reporting awards from Society of Professional Journalists, Oregon Associated Press, Public Media Journalists Association (formerly PRNDI,) Education Writers Association, among others.
For Tiff, the good life is spending time with her husband, son and the rest of her lovin’ family and friends. She adores traveling, singing, seeing epic concerts, growing things, and hearing really good jokes.
Tiffany has a cool cat and a Boston Terrier named Buckminster. And then there’s that bit about her never saying no to a fresh picked tomato…
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Springfield High School journalism students recently got some very good news. Their specialty magazine took top honors in a national student media competition.
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State health officials are asking adults to practice preventative measures to protect babies from respiratory illness over the fall and winter.
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In recent months, Oregon has seen an uptick in cases of mpox, the viral disease formerly known as monkeypox. This has prompted an urgent call for anyone at risk to get the free vaccine.
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Two months after the surprise announcement of plans to shut down Eugene’s only hospital, PeaceHealth released a statement Tuesday, making the closure process official.
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About 75 protesters laid on the ground in front of PeaceHealth Medical Center University District Friday as part of a “die-In” demonstration. The effort was meant to symbolize potential impacts if plans to close Eugene’s only hospital proceed.
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Starting just after 8 a.m. this Saturday, an annular eclipse makes landfall on the notoriously misty Oregon coast. Then, the moon’s shadow will continue over Eugene, Roseburg, Crater Lake, and Klamath Falls. While weather may impede some views along the eclipse path, astronomers say it's still worth the effort to try to catch this celestial event.
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Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is considering updates to the rules for excluding people from state parks.
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On Saturday, Oct. 14, an annular solar eclipse will make its North American debut on the Oregon Coast. Here are some tips for visitors hoping for a prime coastal spot to view the “ring of fire” event.
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With infections from COVID-19 still on the rise in Oregon and across the nation, the CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older get the newly updated COVID vaccine.
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Health officials are gearing up for respiratory virus season and Oregonians are urged to protect themselves. Influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19, once again pose a triple threat.