Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with Willie L. Wilson
Willie L. Wilson
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| Other authors / contributors: | Wilson, Willie, interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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| Sound characteristics: | digital
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| Digital file characteristics: | video file
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| Notes: | Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Recorded University Park, Illinois 2008 July 16.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
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| Summary: | Entrepreneur and gospel singer Willie Lee Wilson was born on June 16, 1948 in Gilbert, Louisiana. Wilson began as a custodian and later became one of the first black owners of a McDonald's restaurant - owning five within two and a half years. In 1988, he founded and produced the first nationally syndicated African-American owned and produced Gospel program on commercial television that broadcasted internationally on WGN-TV. He also went on to sing Gospel music on his own and with the legendary Norfleet Brothers, creating four albums. A consummate entrepreneur, Wilson also founded Omar Medical Supplies, one of America's fastest growing international medical supply companies, and Gemini Electronics, a telecommunications company that assists churches and non-profits in economic development. He was the recipient of a Doctor of Divinity from Mt. Carmel Theological Seminary, a Doctor of Humane Letters from Chicago Baptist Institute and other honorary doctorates.
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