ABC’s KFSN (Fresno) has named Martin Ortiz as their new News Director.

Ortiz comes to Fresno from sister station KGO (San Francisco) where he was an EP.

“Martin Ortiz is a dynamic news manager with a passion for storytelling, team building and recruiting,” said CKFSN GM Michael Carr. “As a central California native, Martin has a strong understanding of the issues and challenges that impact our local communities. And as someone who began his journalism career at KFSN, I am confident his leadership will only grow ABC30’s already strong connection to our local audiences.”

“I grew up watching Action News,” said Ortiz. “Every day, our family TV was tuned to ‘AM Live’ in the morning and ‘Live at Five’ in the evening, I was lucky enough to then start my news career at ABC30. I can’t think of a better honor than to come home, help lead the Action News team, and tell the important stories of Central California.”