Renowned Local Reporter Carlos Hernandez Gomez Passes Away

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jan 18, 2010 5:30PM

Chicago lost another excellent journalist last night as Carlos Hernandez Gomez passed away from complications due to a long bout with cancer at the all-too-young age of 36. Gomez was best known as a political reporter with CLTV and WBEZ, where he won an Edward R. Murrow Award for his report, "Legend of the Billy Goat Curse." Gomez also worked for The Chicago Reporter and Los Angeles' Spanish language daily La Opinion. Listeners of WBEZ may also remember his unique sign-off as well as his fedora and penchant for being particularly tough on local politicians.

While remembrances of Gomez are popping up everywhere online, we recommend checking out WBEZ's staff tribute to Carlos and Rich Miller's at The Capitol Fax and let them do justice to remembering the man that we can't.