Aurora Aguilar

As senior producer of Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ’s weekday morning magazine, Aurora is responsible for all editorial content and writing. Aurora joined the staff of Chicago Public Media in July 2002 as an associate editor for Eight Forty-Eight.

Aurora has received two Lisagor Awards, an Associated Press award and an Edward R. Murrow Regional Award in recognition for exceptional editing, writing and production.

Prior to joining Chicago Public Media, Aurora worked as a staff writer at the Daily Herald, covering city government, crime, community and courts. She has also written for the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority and Echo magazine.

Aurora has a B.A. in Journalism from Columbia College, Chicago.

A native of Chicago, Aurora resides in the Kenwood neighborhood with her husband, Evan.