Profile
Art Norman Biography
Art Norman is an American working in the field of journalism as a special contributor for WMAQ NBC 5 Chicago. He came to Chicago as a general assignment reporter in July 1982, after spending 3 years as a reporter and weekend anchor at WMAR-TV in Baltimore, Maryland.
Art Norman Height
Norman stands at a rough height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Art Norman Age
Norman is 78 years old. He was born on September 6, 1947, in New York City, New York, United States. Norman annually celebrates his birthday on September 6th.
Personal Life
Art Norman Relatives and Family
Norman keeps information regarding his family and relatives away from the public eye. However, we will update this information once it’s available to the public.
Art Norman Spouse and Children
Norman tied the knot with Terri Diggs. The duo lives in Evanston. Terri celebrates her birthday on July 26, 2025, as revealed by his Facebook post, captioned, “Happy Birthday to my beautiful wife, Terri Diggs Norman (1st VP ΔΣΘ). No flower compares to you. Your love fills my life with sweet fragrance, and I am intoxicated…”
Art Norman Education
Norman received his high school diploma before enrolling at Johnson C. Smith University. After finishing his undergraduate studies, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Math and Physics. He also holds a first-class F.C.C. Engineer’s License.
Professional Life
Art Norman Career
Norman works as a special contributor for WMAQ NBC 5 Chicago. He also features people who make a difference in their communities across the Chicago area in his Making a Difference segments. In addition to that role, he works as the host of Tech Trends segments alongside NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski. He is a regular NBC 5 News ambassador, appearing at numerous community events. When he joined the station, he worked as a general assignment reporter.
Norman’s initiative led to an NBC 5’s exclusive investigation of the Cook County Sheriff’s Department that looked into the allegations of civil rights violations during a dubious drug raid on a suburban tavern in February 1990. He joined NBC 5 Chicago after spending 3 years as a reporter and weekend anchor at WMAR-TV in Baltimore, Maryland. Before WMAR, he reported at WPCQ-TV and WSOC-TV, both in Charlotte, North Carolina. He landed his first broadcasting job in 1969 as a TV engineer at WCCB-TV in Charlotte.
Besides his work as a broadcaster, Norman is extensively involved with the community. Aside from hosting many community events each year, he serves as spokesman for the United Negro College Fund. He is also an on-air host of their telethon and a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
Awards and Recognition
During his career, Norman has received numerous honors for his journalistic endeavors, including 6 Emmys. Most recently, he earned an Emmy Award for contributing to NBC 5’s coverage of the Chicago Auto Show special. The National Association of Black Journalists recognized him with the Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors journalists who have had a positive and lifelong impact in the industry.
Norman has received Emmy Spot News Coverage Awards for the Fox River Grove bus crash. His Cops and Robbers series received a national Investigative Reporters and Editors Award and a 1992-93 Associated Press Award for “Best Investigative Reporting.” In the series, he shed light on secret files on police officers with criminal records. In 1989, he earned a Chicago Emmy for contributing to NBC 5’s broadcast of the Laurie Dann spot news story.
Norman played an integral part in NBC 5’s broadcast of the Beirut hostage crisis, delivering extensive reports on the fate of Geneva and St. Charles residents detained by terrorists. His endeavors were honored with an Emmy Award in 1986. The Religious Public Relations Council granted him its Wilbur Award in 1987 for his Giving God the Glory documentary that traced Chicago’s gospel history. In 1984, he received an International Radio and Television News Directors Award for his live broadcast of the shooting of a divorce court judge and an attorney in a Daley Center courtroom.
Norman did a documentary on the plight of poor children, earning him a School Bell Award from the National Association of Educators in 1978. 2 years prior, he was a writer and photographer on the George Foster Peabody Award-winning edition of NBC’s “Weekend Magazine.” Additionally, he received North Carolina’s RTNDA Award for broadcasting a fatal air balloon crash in 1975.
Art Norman Net Worth
Norman has garnered a net worth ranging from $1 million to $6 million during his successful career as a journalist.
Art Norman Salary
Norman receives an approximate annual salary of $110 000, which he earns working as a special contributor for WMAQ NBC 5 Chicago.
Art Norman Social Media
Norman has active social media platforms, i.e., Facebook and Instagram. He has a following of over 13K on Facebook and a following of over 2.3K on Instagram.
Art Norman WMAQ NBC 5 Chicago
At WMAQ NBC 5 Chicago, Norman works alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists, such as;
- Mike Berman
- Jeff Blanzy
- Marion Brooks
- Chuck Goudie
- Bennett Haeberle
- Cortney Hall
- Kevin Jeanes
- Alex Maragos
- Kye Martin