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Biography

At this point it's clear that I will never decide what I want to be when I grow up. But I won a Lisagor award this year for a four-part series about a homeless man, and I hope to do a great deal more writing for a variety of publications. After finishing college long ago at the University of Chicago, I followed my father's path and went to work as a full-time journalist. I began at the Hyde Park Herald, moved to the Daily Southtown and then into media-relations jobs for the City of Chicago and State of Illinois. Didn't like the government work, though I learned a lot from it. After about 15 years in communications, I took a long hiatus to pursue music, mostly classical. I sang in professional ensembles, took jobs as a concert soloist, and began to teach musical skills and vocal technique one-on-one – at first only to singers, but then expanding to actors, teachers and public speakers. I expect to teach until I die. A few years ago I decided I couldn't Not do journalism anymore, and circled back as a freelancer to my first F/T employer, the Herald.

Content

Total articles 42

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  Big ambitions: New senior health center at St. Bernard aims to ‘transform the system’

  By Andrea Holliday

  Sep. 25, 2024

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  Stuffed sloth, abandoned at local refuse area, finds shelter with student Samaritan

  By Andrea Holliday

  Jun. 17, 2024

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  In the Cathedral of Sculpture: The Last Days and Years of Richard Hunt

  By Andrea Holliday

  Feb. 01, 2024

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Freelance

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