KHTS AM-1220 has been Santa Clarita’s hometown radio station since 1989, providing up to the minute traffic updates, local news and informative and entertaining radio shows.

In the last year, KHTS has moved locations and revamped our news department.

We were located in the Canyon Country location for 13 years, but moved to a larger location in Newhall in June of 2015.

We are now located at 24320 Main St. Newhall, CA 91321.

One of the most important aspects of news is accessibility, and we want our community to feel comfortable contacting us when they see breaking news happen, or if there is an issue that needs investigating.

If you have a news tip, reach out to us anytime at (661) 298-1220, or email info@hometownstation.com.

Meet Our Newsroom

Heather Harbin is the news director, overseeing all day-to-day newsroom management while also writing stories and recording on air.

Heather Harbin

Heather grew up in the Santa Clarita Valley and graduated from West Ranch High School in 2012. She recently graduated from College of the Canyons with an Associate’s Degree in New Media Journalism. She was involved in College of the Canyons’ “Cougar News” for two years, where she became the senior producer. She is currently studying for her Bachelor’s Degree at Cal State Northridge.

“Ever since I was a kid I was always fascinated by the news,” said Harbin. “I was born and raised in the Santa Clarita Valley and I feel very privileged to be able to inform people about what’s going on in our community. My goal is to help the community in anyway I can. I’m training to be certified in Community Emergency Response Training, so hopefully, one day, I can help in the case of an emergency.”

Heather became a staff writer at KHTS AM-1220 following her internship in the newsroom. She has been writing news and feature articles for the KHTS website since May 2015, and was promoted to News Director in October 2015.

Feel free to send her an email personally at heather@hometownstation.com or find her on Facebook.

Chris McCrory became a staff writer for KHTS AM 1220 following a news internship. He started working in news as an editor for his high school newspaper, the Saugus Scroll. He is currently studying at COC towards a bachelor’s degree in Communications with an emphasis on Journalism.

Chris McCrory

“I’ve always loved to write, and when I discovered writing news, it instantly fascinated me. I really enjoy being able to tell a story and give people a look into something they may not otherwise see,” McCrory said. “Every article has at least one thing that makes it worth the read, either a great quote, a new piece of information or even the actual narrative of what happened. The best part about this job is that I get to find those pieces and use them to tell readers what is actually going on where they live.”

Email him at chrismccrorynews@gmail.com.

Kimberly Beers is a Santa Clarita native. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from California State University, Northridge in 2013. While attending the university, she focused her attention on news writing and worked as a news writer for the campus’ award winning radio station and televised news program.

Kimberly Beers

She began writing news stories for KHTS in 2014 and hopes to have a lifetime career dedicated to writing and sharing the news.

“I’ve always loved writing and knew I wanted to do it professionally, but it wasn’t until college that I became passionate about news,” Beers said. “I grew up in Santa Clarita and I plan to stay here, so I feel lucky to be able to cover the city that my daughter is also growing up in.”

Email her at kimberlybeers@rocketmail.com or find her on Facebook.  

Melissa Lampert became a staff writer at KHTS AM-1220 after interning in the newsroom for about four months, and has been writing for the KHTS website since Feb. 2014. She currently works in News and Features, and is also responsible for the weekly “Top Things to Do” post and newsletter.

Melissa Lampert

A former Valley Publications staff writer, Melissa was a contributor to the Santa Clarita Gazette and Canyon Country Magazine from Jan. 2015 to Jan. 2016. She has published feature stories in The Signal and College of the Canyons’ Cougar News and previously worked as a freelance animal welfare writer for an online publication. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2011, Melissa moved back to Santa Clarita to begin her professional writing career.

“I come from a family of creative writers, and I’ve always had a passion for different kinds of writing,” Lampert said. “My junior year of high school, my English teacher, Brant Botton, really inspired me to start taking writing seriously, and I went on to major in English at UCSB and take journalism classes at COC. Last year, I finished writing my first fiction novel, and I’m excited to continue to build my journalism career here at KHTS.”

Send Melissa an email at melissa.lampert@hometownstation.com, or find her on Facebook.

Enzo Marino became a staff writer at KHTS AM-1220 in June 2015. He is working towards his Associates Degree in New Media Journalism at College of the Canyons where he is currently involved with Cougar News, the on-campus student and community news outlet. Enzo’s passion for news started when he was an intern at KNBC-4 in Burbank.

Enzo Marino

“I view news as a genuine public service,” Marino said. “It’s a privilege to work in the Santa Clarita Valley, a place where people truly care about what is going on in their community.”

Feel free to send him an email personally at enzo@hometownstation.com.