School
Columbia College Chicago, UCLA
Expertise
HGTV, DIY Home Projects, Home Decor
- Bill started his career in entertainment as a Production Assistant on the set of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and in 2014 he earned his first full-fledged Producer credit on a house flipping show for the DIY network.
- During his work as a producer on home renovation show 'The Shatner Project,' he wrote dialogue for William Shatner.
- He has a sitcom pilot in development and is in the final edit of a book about working in reality television.
Experience
Bill has been storytelling since before he can even remember. An accomplished reality television Producer living in Los Angeles, he has more than ten years of experience producing television for networks like Bravo, OWN, E!, Discovery (on shows like Tiny House Hunters, Little People Big World), and a digital companion series for Project Runway. He especially enjoys working on home renovation shows for HGTV. Bill also lived and worked in Chicago as a freelance journalist, with a focus on food, drink, and travel stories, often landing bylines in both of Chicago's major print newspapers, the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. Bill has also covered local news for digital outlets such as AOL's hyperlocal journalism site Patch and Sun-Times digital offshoot Centerstage, and has written food and drink stories for Gadling and Casamatic, among others.
Education
Bill has a degree in Television Writing & Production from Columbia College Chicago, and has done extensive coursework at UCLA Extension.
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