Andrea Darlas

Since her graduation from Andrew High School, Andrea Darlas has distinuished herself as one of Chicago's finest journalists. She earned her degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Illinois in Champaign. Darlas became a disc jockey for the former college ratio station WPGU-FM and also worked as a reporter for two Chapaign radio stations. Her career has lead her to WGN Radio where she anchors the morning news weekdays on the Spike O'Dell Show. Darlas also is a reporter that covers many state lawmakers. She received many awards such as 2nd Place honors in the "Best Reporter" category from the Associated Press, two Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio and Television News Directors Association and many more.