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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Cascadia Wildlands has filed a federal lawsuit against the BLM over an Oregon timber sale, claiming a legal loophole could void every local agency timber contract issued since 2016. -
The early-Saturday fire left the restaurant too damaged to operate and the owner wondering about its future. -
Outside Magazine ranked Oakridge, Oregon, fifth among the best U.S. mountain biking towns, praising its 300 miles of old-growth forest trails and tourism culture. -
EWEB will use $2.2 million in grants to upgrade Eugene’s power infrastructure, protecting critical areas from wildfires, ice storms, and power outages. -
Umpqua becomes the second national forest in the area this summer to impose restrictions on the use of fire on its lands. -
UO President Scholz issues an apology after keeping commencement activities outdoors during heatwaveNew graduates celebrated at Autzen Stadium on Monday, as temperatures approached 100 degrees in Eugene. -
The Eugene bookstore announced a campaign to buy its building this spring. We hear about that effort and the shop’s long history on Willamette Street. -
With 84% of Oregon in a drought, state agencies are providing a water conservation toolkit to help resource-strapped local governments and utilities. -
Facing shrinking enrollment, Oregon's Mapleton School Board voted to transition into a single K-12 charter school to pull in students beyond its borders. -
Gov. Tina Kotek approved drought declarations for five more Oregon counties, bringing the 2026 total to 17 as statewide drought conditions hit 87%.
