Araceli Gomez-Aldana
Reporter, Host
Chicago Public Radio
Professional Bio
Araceli Gómez-Aldana is a news reporter and Weekend Anchor at WBEZ in Chicago. Before joining WBEZ, Araceli was a reporter at Side Effects Public Media where she covered health and its impacts on place, policy and economics in the Midwest.
Previously, Araceli was a reporter and local All Things Considered host at WBOI in Fort Wayne. She started her radio career at WFHB in Bloomington, IN, as a producer and host of HOLA Bloomington and co-anchor of WFHB’s Daily Local News. Araceli is a graduate of Indiana University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. While attending IU she interned at FOX59 Indianapolis and ABC7 Chicago. Araceli also had the opportunity to practice her reporting skills in Europe while studying abroad at the University of Seville, Spain.
Originally born in Guadalajara, México, Araceli was raised in Whiting, Indiana.
Previously, Araceli was a reporter and local All Things Considered host at WBOI in Fort Wayne. She started her radio career at WFHB in Bloomington, IN, as a producer and host of HOLA Bloomington and co-anchor of WFHB’s Daily Local News. Araceli is a graduate of Indiana University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. While attending IU she interned at FOX59 Indianapolis and ABC7 Chicago. Araceli also had the opportunity to practice her reporting skills in Europe while studying abroad at the University of Seville, Spain.
Originally born in Guadalajara, México, Araceli was raised in Whiting, Indiana.
Company
Chicago Public Radio
News Organization
Job Role
Host, Reporter
Beats
Arts & Culture, General Assignment