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#84 - Laylan Connelly. From Coastal Reporter to the Surfer’s Hall of Fame

For more than two decades, Laylan Connelly has been one of the most respected voices covering the people, events, and culture of Southern California’s coastline. As an award-winning journalist for the Orange County Register, she has documented everything from world-class surfing and ocean racing to lifeguard championships, environmental issues, and the everyday stories that define life by the sea in Orange County.

What sets Laylan apart isn’t just her fun personality or longevity in capturing stories of the coast, it’s the trust she’s earned. Athletes, lifeguards, paddlers, surfers, watermen…

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