Samuel González Kelly

Alum, Arts and Culture Reporter, The Real Chi

 
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Sam is a Chicago native from the Logan Square area. He graduated from Pomona College in 2018, where he majored in Media Studies and minored in Music, in addition to serving on the staff of both the Pomona Office of Communications and the campus radio station, KSPC 88.7 FM.

Sam is an aspiring journalist interested in issues of social justice, politics, the arts, sports, and any intersections of the above. He also writes on these topics for LoganSquarist, a blog covering the neighborhood he grew up in on the northwest side.

In his free time, Sam enjoys playing basketball, reading, and going to the movies.

 

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