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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The hotel’s builder wanted "a decent hotel" for dignitaries attending Oregon Ducks games, but it grew to host dignitaries and a thriving music scene. -
The donation honors a friend and increases public access to games. -
As danger from wildfire increases, firefighters who normally work on structure fires are making sure they are ready to be called upon. -
Hundreds gathered Wednesday evening to protest recent actions by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. -
Closures in this round were mostly in larger cities rather than rural locations. -
The weekly newspaper is now owned by a nonprofit organization and focuses on content by community writers. -
A bill that would add devices such as wheelchairs to the list is through both chambers of the legislature. -
The money will reimburse the state for work done to recover from floods, fires and other natural disasters. -
A new subdivision was replanned to allow for homes affordable by median earners in the city. -
A federal grant covered roughly half the cost of renovations for Looking Glass Community Services’ new Cottage Grove facility.
