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Currently, Art Norman co-anchors the weekday
editions of NBC 5 News at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, and 11:00 AM. Norman
came to NBC 5 Chicago as a general assignment reporter in July
1982. In February 1990, Norman's initiative led to a NBC 5 News
exclusive investigation of the Cook County Sheriff Department,
probing allegations of civil rights violations during a questionable
drug raid on a suburban tavern.
During his career, Norman has received
many honors for journalistic excellence. Most recently he received
an Emmy Award for his contribution to NBC 5's spot news coverage
of the Fox River Grove Bus Crash. His series "Cops and Robbers," which
uncovered secret files on police officers with criminal records,
was honored with two prestigious awards: a national Investigative
Reporters and Editors Award and a 1992-93 Associated Press Award
for "Best Investigative Reporting." He also received a 1989
Chicago Emmy Award for his contributions to NBC 5's coverage
of the Laurie Dann spot news story. He was an integral part
of the NBC 5 News coverage of the Beirut hostage crisis, providing
comprehensive reports on the fate of Geneva and St. Charles,
Illinois, residents held captive by terrorists. His efforts
were honored with a 1986 Emmy Award.
His other honors include: a l987
Wilbur Award given by the Religious Public Relations Council
for "Giving God The Glory," a documentary tracing Chicago's
gospel history; and a 1984 International Radio and Television
News Directors Award for his live coverage of the shooting of
a divorce court judge and an attorney in a Daley Center Courtroom.
His documentary on the plight of poor children won a 1978 School
Bell Award from the National Association of Educators. In l976,
Norman worked as writer and photographer on the George Foster
Peabody Award winning edition of NBC's "Weekend Magazine." He
won North Carolina's RTNDA Award for his coverage of a fatal
air balloon crash in l975.
Norman's involvement with the community
is extensive. In addition to hosting numerous community events
each year, Norman is a spokesman for the United Negro College
Fund and serves as an on-air host of their telethon.
Norman came to NBC 5 from WMAR-TV,
Baltimore, MD, where he had worked as a reporter and weekend
anchor since 1979. Prior to his tenure with WMAR-TV, Norman
worked as a Reporter at WPCQ-TV and WSOC-TV, both in Charlotte,
NC. He began his broadcasting career in 1969, as a television
engineer at WCCB-TV, also in Charlotte.
Norman holds a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Math and Physics from the Johnson C. Smith University.
He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and he holds
a first class F.C.C. license. Norman is married and lives in
Evanston, Illinois.
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