Background
Bell, Carl Kennedy was born on January 28, 1924 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. Son of Carl Kennedy and Margaret (Wilkinson) Bell.
Bell, Carl Kennedy was born on January 28, 1924 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. Son of Carl Kennedy and Margaret (Wilkinson) Bell.
Student, University Arkansas, 1942.
Sports editor Northwest Arkansas Times, Fayettesville, 1940-1942. Sports editor Southwest American, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1942-1944. Editor Associated Press, Little Rock, 1944-1954, Chicago, 1954-1956, chief bureau Phoenix, 1956-1963, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1963-1972, general executive Atlanta, 1972-1982, chief bureau, from 1982.
Member Society Professional Journalists.
Married Melba Preddy, June 12, 1944 (divorced 1971). Children– Carl Douglas, Steven Roy. Married Ouida Fae Holmes, July 1, 1972.