Andrea darlas biography

Andrea Darlas is an Emmy-nominated, award-winning radio and television news
anchor/reporter and talk show host based in Chicago.

In 2019, she was inducted in the
prestigious WGN Radio Walk of Fame.
Andrea is currently the Senior Director of Constituent Engagement for the University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, based at the Illini Center in Chicago.

She’s a regular
contributor to WGN-AM, WLS-AM, WCPT-AM, WCIU-TV and the nationally syndicated
home improvement TV show “House Smarts”, as well as other radio and TV
shows/programs across Chicago.
Having worked in the Chicago media for three decades, Andrea was a news anchor and
reporter at WGN Radio for more than 22 years and a news reporter and weekend
break/features reporter for WGN-TV for 10 years.

Prior to WGN, Andrea worked as a
News Director/News Anchor/Reporter in Joliet, IL and as a News Anchor/Reporter in
Champaign, IL.
During her tenure at WGN, Andrea won