Background
Banks, William Venoid was born on May 6, 1903 in Geneva, Kentucky, United States. Son of Richard Dennis and Clara Ann (Barnett) Banks.
lawyer radio and television executive
Banks, William Venoid was born on May 6, 1903 in Geneva, Kentucky, United States. Son of Richard Dennis and Clara Ann (Barnett) Banks.
Bachelor, Detroit College Law, 1929. Doctor of Divinity, Detroit Baptist College, 1956. Doctor of Laws, Detroit College Law, 1968.
Private practice, Detroit, 1929-1950; supreme grand master, International Masons, 1950-1985; president, WGPR Radio, Detroit, 1964-1985; president, general manager, television 62, Detroit, 1975-1985.
President 1st Republican District, Detroit, 1974-1977. Delegate Republican National Convention, 1972, 76. Member Wolverine Bar Association, National Association Black Broadcasters (director), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Masons.
Married Rose Glassman, 1932. Married Ivy Burt, 1963. Children: Tenicia Ann, Harumi, Alterio Alhanen.