The HistoryMakers video oral history with Bill Campbell.

The HistoryMakers video oral history with Bill Campbell.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Description:	1 online resource (4 video files (2 hr., 5 min., 42 sec.)) : sound, color.
Language:	English
Subject:	Campbell, Bill, -- 1950 May 25- -- Interviews. African Americans -- Interviews. African Americans. Internet videos. Interviews. Nonfiction films. Oral histories. Oral histories. Internet videos. Nonfiction films.
Format:	E-Resource Video Streaming Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11317769

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Varying Form of Title:	History Makers video oral history with Bill Campbell Bill Campbell
Other authors / contributors:	Campbell, Bill, 1950 May 25- interviewee. Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer. Stearns, Scott, director of photography. HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Sound characteristics:	digital
Digital file characteristics:	video file
Notes:	Videographer, Scott Stearns. Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer. Recorded Evanston, Illinois 2001 May 3. Vendor-supplied metadata.
Summary:	Bill Campbell was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 25, 1950, and grew up on Chicago's South Side. Campbell earned his B.A. degree in urban studies from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. He returned to Chicago and worked as a program specialist in the office of the mayor; and served as the director of communications for the Chicago Urban League. In 1978, Campbell was hired as director of community services at WSL-TV, the ABC owned-and-operated station, where he became host and producer of a weekly news magazine show, Chicagoing, which aired on Sunday mornings until December 26, 2010. Campbell won three Chicago Emmys for Outstanding Editorial Achievement. Campbell was also a several advisory boards, including the National Conference for Community and Justice; and the Cultural Affairs Advisory Board for the City of Chicago. He received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to the community, including the Chicago Urban League's Beautiful People Award in 1985.