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HALL OF FAME

Mendel Catholic High School

Bernie Tafoya

1975
  • Mendel:  Knights of Augustine, Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Key Club, Weightlifting Club

     

  • Noteworthy Lifetime Achievements: 

    University of Illinois at Chicago, BA, Communications major with a Political Science minor

    Reporter at WBBM-News Radio 780 in Chicago for more than 37 years (as of 2023); Morning Drive reporter for the CBS/Audacy All-News radio station for more than 25 years.

    Reporter and Anchor for several Radio Stations in Chicago for more than 47 years 

    First news director of Shadow Traffic, a traffic-reporting service, when it opened a Chicago operation in 1978. 

    Numerous awards, including seven 1st or 2nd Place for Best Reporter in Illinois, from the Associated Press. 

    Other honors include Peter Lisagor awards from the Chicago Headline Club, Best Reporter awards from United Press International and the Chicago Journalists Association, co-honoree of an Edward R. Murrow Award and an A.I.R Award in Reporting from the March of Dimes.