Gustavo Gómez Córdoba

Established now as one of the most influential journalists in Colombia for his substantial knowledge in current issues, mixed with a remarkable closeness with his audience through his "Smart, kind and impeccable mood"; style. He's been as well called "The revelation of the Colombian radio in the last 10 years". In December 2011, Caracol Televisión offered him the News Director position, in place of Darío Fernando Patiño but he declined to accept in order to spend more time with his family.

He worked alongside Julio Sánchez Cristo in the RCN Radio radioshow La F.M., and was a culture editor in the now defunct radio network r@dionet, directed by Yamid Amat. In 2005 he joined the staff of the Caracol Radio's morning news show 6AM Hoy por Hoy, as a member of a team directed by Darío Arizmendi. From 10:00 to 12:00 (UTC−5) he takes over as director of the show.

Known as well for being a collector of random and rare things, like funny and smart quotes published in mass media and books, he wrote a compilation book called Palabras Prestadas (Colombia described in phrases from the mass media - Editorial Aguilar) in 2004 and Frases de Ataúd (Journal short notes about current issues). He also published The Beatles/Versiones Libres (research about the music and history of the band), El mundo según John Lennon (Thoughts from the ex beatle in accurate definitions), 41 mil palabras sobre Colombia, el dinero, el sexo, la masturbación, el infierno, los bebés, el periodismo, la pereza, el fútbol y Twitter (alternate dictionary) and Uribe es la suegra de Santos (Compilation of aphorisms from Camilo Durán Casas).

Gustavo Ernesto Gómez Córdoba (Medellín, 1967) is a Colombian journalist and writer, whose work has been recognized with awards including Journalist of the Year in 2010. He began working in Cromos magazine in the 1990s and became prominent as a national radio broadcaster starting in 2005, when he joins the team of 6AM Hoy x Hoy from Caracol Radio. He also writes for SoHo magazine and another significant media.