Bill Seymour is a journalist and writer based in Connecticut and Rhode Island. He currently works in Rhode Island for The Independent, The Narragansett Times and South County Life magazine. 

He also has been a journalist at several other newspapers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 

His freelance stories have appeared in The Catholic Transcript, The Quill magazine, MOVE magazine, The New York Times, The Hartford Courant, Hearst Media in Connecticut, The Society of Professional Journalists Ethics Report, The Waterbury Republican-American and The Connecticut Mirror.

Topics varied from features to op-eds as well as various television stories during 33 years in government communications.

He also runs for the Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association, along with the Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts,  the Contemporary Issues in the Media series on topics related to trends in journalism and First Amendment issues. 

Other published work includes:

• Got a mouse problem this winter? You might not be alone
• Forgotten gravestones offer stark reminder that life's stories fade with time
• It Takes a Village
• We owe a debt of gratitude to those who preserve our history
• A Gift of Hope

Awards from Rhode Island Press Association include stories on Neighborhood Coverage, Unique/Most Unexpected Story, News/Editorial Columnist, Spot News Story, Education Story,  Magazine Feature Story In Depth, Sports Feature Story and Food and Dining.

He is an adjunct professor at The University of Hartford and Manchester Community College. He organizes the Contemporary Issues in the Media series for Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government New England Alumni Association. 

He received the Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award at the University of Hartford, School of Communication, for continuous delivery of quality teaching during 25 years at the University. 
 

Bill also had a long career in public policy and political communications with the state government in Connecticut where he won numerous awards for public policy advocacy, including: 

• PACE Award from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators for a teen safe driving video contest,.
• Gold Award from the Connecticut Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America for the five-year sustained project to recruit high schools and students statewide to participate in the teen-safe driving contest as well as numerous others for this teen safe driving awareness campaign.
• Donate Life Award for creating the first collaborative of major transplant hospitals to fund a TV marketing campaign for organ and tissue donors.
• The Governor’s Service Award for development of the Department of Motor Vehicles website for customer service.

Bill's undergraduate years were spent at Southern Connecticut State University and he later earned a master's degree from Harvard University.