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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Lane County’s federally funded energy assistance program is on hold due to the government shutdown, delaying help for seniors and low-income residents facing high utility bills this winter. -
U.S. Bank announced plans to close two branches in Oregon, both of which are the lone in-person banking option for rural residents. The closest bank branches for Drain residents will now be in Cottage Grove. Mill City will also be without a bank. -
After decades of planning, a 27-acre parcel of riverfront in downtown Eugene is being developed. How did this area go from an industrial site to the area’s newest multi-family housing neighborhood? -
As developers and city officials discussed what would be a part of the 27-acre infill project, the Fifth Street District both inspired and informed what was planned. -
The history and ecology of the banks of the Willamette River found their way into several design elements in the Riverfront District. -
While market-rate multifamily housing and a park have been completed, projects from affordable homes to business space remain. -
Flights to and from O'Hare Airport stopped in 2022. -
The ballot measure comes as staffing has stayed constant but call volume has increased by nearly two-thirds. -
Stratacache CEO Chris Riegel talks about taking over a one-million-square-foot manufacturing facility in west Eugene that was once used for semiconductor manufacturing. -
A low pressure system will bring large waves for Friday afternoon through Saturday.
