Zac Ziegler
ReporterZac Ziegler joined KLCC in May 2025. He began his career in sports radio and television before moving to public media in 2011. He worked as a reporter, show producer and host at stations across Arizona before moving to Oregon. He received both his bachelors and masters degrees from Northern Arizona University.
Zac has received numerous Public Media Journalists Association, regional Edward R. Murrow and Arizona Press Club awards as well as a Rocky Mountain regional Emmy. He’s filed stories for national programs including All Things Considered, Here and Now, Morning Edition and The Indicator from Planet Money, and has appeared on the BBC Radio 4 and the CBC.
Zac likes getting outside, be it on a bike, hiking trail or in the snow. But he’s also happy spending time at home with his wife, daughter and three dogs. He’s an avid basketball fan and enjoys cooking and a good jam session.
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Eugene-based archery manufacturer Bowtech is relocating to Houston for better central shipping, laying off 43 local workers. Officials say the move is unrelated to local politics. -
EWEB commissioners consider scaling back plans for a new water treatment plant due to financial risks, opting to study a $431M facility to secure Eugene's Willamette River supply by 2033. -
Two Eugene homes damaged in a Moon Mountain landslide are back on the market following repairs, even as a lawsuit against homebuilder MonteVista remains open. -
The company will lay off 43 workers as part of the relocation, and is already hiring in its new location. -
Dan Neal, founder of Paradigm Properties, talks about his upcoming project to build dozens of apartments downtown and building multi-family homes in Eugene. -
A staffing company announced the layoffs in a WARN notice, stating that a True Value Subsidiary is shutting it down. -
RMLS data show that a 23% increase in homes for sale over the past two years is being cancelled out by more interest from buyers. -
Warm conditions with a mixed precipitation outlook are likely to continue for months. -
Willamette Valley reservoirs are less than 48% full. USACE officials are managing water levels after the sixth-driest winter and spring since 1980. -
Rules that help safeguard outdoor workers kick in when trigger points are reached and escalate as levels increase.
