Art Norman Biography
Art Norman is an American Emmy Award-Winning Anchor and Reporter working as a part-time special contributor and co-host of Tech Trends at NBC 5 Chicago. He also hosts “Making a Difference” a segment on NBC 5 airing at 5 pm.
Education | Career
Norman attended and graduated from Johnson C.Smith University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Math and Physics. While in college he was a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Besides his degree in Math and Physics, Norman also holds a first-class F.C.C. engineer’s license. He began his broadcasting in 1969 as a TV engineer at WCCB in Charlotte.
Norman currently serves as a part-time special contributor and co-host of Tech Trends at NBC 5 Chicago. He also hosts a segment titled “Making a Difference” that airs on NBC 5 at 5 p.m. Additionally, Norman serves the station as a regular ambassador where he appears on numerous community occasions. The National Association of Black Journalists gave him the Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021.
Norman initially joined NBC 5 Chicago in July 1982, as a general assignment reporter. Before joining his current station, he served as a weekend anchor and reporter at WMAR in Baltimore from 1979 to 1982. He also worked as a reporter at WPCQ and WSOC in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Besides his professional work, Norman is extensively involved in the community and lends a helping hand whenever he can. Norman has hosted numerous community occasions yearly. He serves the United Negro College Fund as a spokesman and an on-air host of their telethon.
At NBC 5 Chicago, Norman works alongside the following personalities;
- Mike Berman
- Jeff Blanzy
- Marion Brooks
- Kate Chappell
- Lisa Chavarria
- Jen DeSalvo
- Steve Dolinsky
- Christian Farr
- Patrick Fazio
- Bennett Haeberle
Awards and Recognitions
Over the years of his professional career, Norman has received numerous awards and recognitions. Recently, he received an Emmy Award for contributing to NBC 5’s broadcast of the Chicago Auto Show special. Additionally, he received an Emmy for broadcasting the Fox River Grove bus collision.
Norman did a series called “Cops and Robbers,” which exposed secret files of police officers with criminal records and won a national Investigative Reporters, Editors Award for it. He won a Chicago Emmy Award for contributing to NBC Chicago’s broadcast of the Laurie Dann story in 1989.
After the 1986 Beirut hostage situation Norman won an Emmy Award for his reports on this situation. During the incident, he provided extensive reports on the future of Geneva and St. Charles locals held hostage by terrorists. The Religious Public Relations Council granted him a Wilbur Award in 1987.
In 1984, Norman received an International Radio and Television News Directors Award for providing live broadcasts of the shooting of a divorce court judge and an attorney in a Daley Center courtroom. In 1987, Norman won a National Association of Educators’ School Bell Award. Additionally, Norman won North Carolina’s RTNDA Award for broadcasting a deadly air balloon wreck.
Parents | Family
Norman was born and brought up in New York, however, information concerning his parents and siblings is not yet verified, and we will therefore not talk about them for now.
Art Norman Age
Norman’s age is not available in the public domain so far, but he seems to be about 75 years old.
Wife
Norman is happily married to Teei and they live in Evanston. Unfortunately, information about his children is also not available at the moment.
Art Norman Salary
Norman’s salary ranges between $20,000 and $55,000.
Net Worth
Norman has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million. His primary source of income is working as a journalist.
Social Media Platforms
Norman is very active on social media i.e. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. He has over 2k followers on Instagram and 58 followers on Twitter.
Art Norman Height
Norman stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
6 Quick Facts About Norman
- Age: Not Available
- Marital Status: Married
- Net Worth: Between $1 Million and $5 Million
- Salary: Between $20, 000 and $50, 000
- Nationality: American
- Height: 5 feet 7 inches