Background
Bell, Norman Francis was born on July 6, 1948 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Marc E. Bell and Marjorie E. Roy.
Bell, Norman Francis was born on July 6, 1948 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of Marc E. Bell and Marjorie E. Roy.
B. Commerce, McGill University, (Quebec), 1970; Master of Arts in American Studies, Union College, 1990.
Copy editor, Troy Record, New York, 1970-1973; city editor, Knickerbocker News, Albany, New York, 1973-1977; metro editor, Detroit News, 1977-1978; assistant managing editor, Columbus Citizen Journal, Ohio., 1979-1981; managing editor, Albuquerque Tribune, 1981-1985; managing editor, Morning News Tribune, 1985-1991; Mc Mahon Centennial professor of news communication, University Oklahoma, Norman, since 1992.
Member N. Mexico Associated Press Managing Editors (president 1982-1984).
Married Lisa Diane Hayner, November 20, 1971.