MEET CAROLINA

MEET CAROLINA

I’m currently a full-time reporter at WBBM Newsradio, Chicago's number one source for local and national news, sports, and business. I started here in September 2022 after graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where I majored with a degree in Journalism and minors in Public Relations, Spanish, and Psychology.

At U of I, I was the arts and entertainment editor at the school paper, The Daily Illini. I was also a Reporter and Senior Producer at the Illinois Student Newsroom, a collaboration between U of I’s College of Media and Illinois Public Media, the NPR affiliate in Champaign-Urbana. At the Student Newsroom, one of my pieces qualified me for the Hearst 2022 National Audio Championship where I competed in an on-the-spot reporting assignment and won second place.

I was born and raised on the northwest side of Chicago, and am thrilled to be back reporting in a city that I know and love. I love being able to bring my passions for radio and storytelling to my work and explore the rich stories the city has to offer. When I’m not reporting or in the studio, I’m likely trying out new restaurants, checking out what's showing on Broadway in Chicago, or logging a movie on Letterboxd.