Jerimiah Oetting
Jerimiah Oetting is KAZU's director of digital and social media. He previously served as news director from June 2021 to August 2024, and has also worked as a reporter and on-air host.
He is a graduate of the UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program. Before becoming a journalist, he spent many years as a biological technician and forestry researcher for the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service, where he assessed forest health and monitored endangered species populations.
Originally from Minnesota, he lived in six or so states before ending up in California, and now happily lives in Santa Cruz.
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As we near the finish line on our station move, we wanted to bring you a fun conversation with some of KAZU's most familiar on-air voices. Join Scott Cohn, Dylan Music, MaryJane Peters, Lisa Ledin and Paul Fingerote for this discussion about New Year's resolutions, radio origin stories, hobbies, habits and more. -
California is seeing a spike in cases valley fever — an illness spread by fungal spores. Researchers speculate the rise is tied to patterns of drought and precipitation.
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Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument was designated in 2017 but has been closed as federal officials planned out how to integrate humans into the historic dairy grazing landscape. Their solution: high-tech collars for the cows to herd them away from no-go areas.
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This is a compilation of KAZU's coverage of the protests at UC Santa Cruz as students created an encampment and demanded divestment from Israel and companies that do business with it. -
University leadership says the “necessary decision” came after main entrance blockades started Tuesday. It’s the latest escalation in the fight for UC divestment from military contractors involved in Israel’s attacks on Gaza. -
It's the third strike at UC Santa Cruz in five years. Their union, UAW 4811, argues that the university has violated free speech. The action is distinct from the encampment on campus in solidarity with Palestine, but shares similar demands. -
KAZU speaks with Lookout Santa Cruz reporter Hillary Ojeda about the Ruyles, a family that is leaving California due to the high cost of living in Santa Cruz County. -
No more twice-daily convoys — a traffic signal will control the flow of traffic. The repair arrives eight days ahead of schedule. -
The pelicans appear to be starving and are unable to fly. SPCA Monterey County's Beth Brookhouser discusses what the organization is doing to help. -
Last spring, some elementary school students in Santa Cruz found an exposed bone in a creek bed, which turned out to be an ancient fossil – it just went on display.
