Bill Campbell

Recognized Achievement: 
Emmy Winner
Bio: 

Bill Campbell - Three time Emmy Award winner Bill Campbell is currently the host of "Chicagoing" a weekly Chicago showcase on ABC 7. From 1978 to 2000, Cambell served as the station's director of community services. Prior to his time a ABC 7, Campbell was director of communications for the Chicago Urban League and staff assistant/program specialist in the Office of the Mayor, City of Chicago. Campbell is a former William Benton Fellow in Broadcast Journalism and recipient of the Beautiful People Award from the Chicago Urban League, and the Peter Lisagor Award from the Chicago Headline Club/Society of Professional Journalists. Other honors include the 1984 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Award, Communications Excellence Award from the Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce and the 2000 Communications Leadership award from the Westside Branch NAACP. Campbell is a member of the Boards of Directors of the Evanston Community Foundation, the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ)-Northern Illinois, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository, is a member of the Cultural Affairs Advisory Board for the City of Chicago and is a member of the Visiting Committee of the School of Social Service Administration of the University of Chicago.

CPS Schools Attended: 
Harlan High School