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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People in and around the city of Monroe in Benton County may soon have a new electric utility. Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative agreed to terms to buy PacifiCorp’s Monroe territory, covering 1,162 residential, commercial and irrigation customers in Monroe, Alpine, Bellfountain and along Highway 99W. -
The lawsuit stems from recent turmoil over Loveall’s behavior regarding the treatment of three county employees. -
The deadly fungal disease causes bats to act erratically and affects hibernation. -
A handful of coyotes near the popular hiking area have begun approaching areas where humans frequent, and scat shows signs of human feeding. -
Restrictions at some Oregon beaches go into effect on March 15 as the nesting season for the threatened western snowy plover begins. -
We head to Philomath to talk with the employees who now own minimalist shoe maker Softstar Shoes to learn about the process and their product. -
The Bend campus could add a student health and recreation center and remediate 24 acres for future uses. -
A company release said the project will add 140 jobs when completed in late 2028. -
Tom Nolan will take over as company executive on April 7.
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Lane County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to enter a purchase agreement for the former Wells Fargo building in downtown Eugene from the Eugene 4J School District. The purchase will help the county with renovations to its nearby courthouse and public service buildings.
