Dr. Willie Wilson
Tuesday, Feb 14, 2023
Doors Open at 11:30 am / Event Begins at 12:00 pm
Location
Maggiano's Banquets
111 W. Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60654
Map and directions
Speaker
Dr. Willie Wilson
Philanthropist, entrepreneur, and recording artist Willie Lee Wilson, grew up in impoverished conditions and rose to found multiple successful enterprises including Singsation!, the first nationally syndicated African-American owned and produced Gospel program on commercial television that broadcasts internationally on WGN-TV. Wilson is also one of the first black owners of a McDonald’s restaurant.
He is the current chairman of the Trustee Board of Chicago Baptist Institute International. Wilson continues to reside in Chicago with his wife.
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