Tiffany Eckert
ReporterTiffany joined the KLCC News team in 2007. She studied journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia and worked in a variety of media including television, technical writing, photography and daily print news before moving to the Pacific Northwest.
As a life long public radio enthusiast, Tiffany has contributed to KLCC with reports on health, education, social justice, environmental issues and local and regional news.
In 2008, she became a staff co-host on KLCC’s award-winning news magazine, Northwest Passage, with News Director Tripp Sommer.
In 2011, Tiffany produced the 20th Anniversary program finale which featured every past co-hosts’ outro over two decades, which were retrieved from recordings on cassette tapes. Later that year, she joined Tripp to inaugurate KLCC’s local, mid-day program, News at Noon.
Tiffany’s reporting has been recognized as part of the KLCC News team's Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence awards annually from 2019-2023. She’s won individual writing and reporting awards from Society of Professional Journalists, Oregon Associated Press, Public Media Journalists Association (formerly PRNDI,) Education Writers Association, among others.
For Tiff, the good life is spending time with her husband, son and the rest of her lovin’ family and friends. She adores traveling, singing, seeing epic concerts, growing things, and hearing really good jokes.
Tiffany has a cool cat and a Boston Terrier named Buckminster. And then there’s that bit about her never saying no to a fresh picked tomato…
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Lane Community College has announced that its Licensed Practical Nursing program will close this year, impacting nearly 40 hopeful applicants on track to become front line caregivers. -
Each year, counties across Oregon conduct a Point In Time Count to try to get a sense of how many people are experiencing homelessness on a given night. The 2025 results for Lane County were released Thursday. -
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced plans to drop recommendations for pregnant women and healthy children to get COVID-19 vaccines. The decision has Lane County’s Senior Public Health Officer noting some discrepancies. -
Oregon Coast Community College in Newport has been approved to offer its own four-year accredited degree in nursing. The opportunity comes at a time when demand for nurses is high, particularly in rural places. -
As summer draws near, blood banks tend to see a significant drop in donations. It’s a serious problem as we head into the time of year when the demand for medical blood is at its peak. -
Students from the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance are on a cultural and musical exchange tour-- in Costa Rica. -
In the upcoming election, Central Oregon Coast Fire and Rescue is asking voters to approve the same levy increase that was rejected last November. This time around, four jobs are on the line. -
For the first time in 20 years, the Lowell Rural Fire Protection District is asking taxpayers to approve an operational levy to cover increased costs of firefighting. -
Oregon’s Department of Emergency Management says the Trump administration’s decision to abruptly cancel a hazard mitigation grant program will “significantly impact communities” across the state. -
An unincorporated river community in Lane County is reeling from the loss of federal funds meant to repair its failing drinking water system.
