Contributor Billy Dec

Billy Dec is a regular contributor on "Windy City LIVE" in his own segment called "What's On Dec?" focusing on weekend events and happenings in and around Chicago.

Dec is also an Emmy Award-winning Entertainment TV Host and CEO/Founder of Rockit Ranch Productions, a premier restaurant and entertainment development company, specializing in the creation, marketing and management of some of the city's top venues including Rockit Bar and Grill, Rockit Wrigley, The Underground and most recently his New Asian restaurant Sunda.

Dec was graduated from the University of Illinois where he majored in Economics/Pre-Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law & the Harvard Business School. He has received numerous awards including "Operator of the Year" from the Nightclub & Bar Conference, "Excellence in Business Award" from the State of Illinois, the Asian American Hall of Fame Award, The Byrne Piven Community Service Award and the Cook County State's Attorney's Asian Pacific American Community Leadership Award and Chicago-Kent College of Law Alumni Professional Achievement Award.

Dec is also actively involved in various committees and boards for non-profit organizations in Chicago, including: American Cancer Society; Make-A-Wish Foundation; After School Matters; the formerly held Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee, where he served as Director of Cultural Relations; and Lookingglass Theatre Company.

Dec writes his own blog on www.BillyDec.com and is an avid Twitterer, www.twitter.com/billydec. You can also find him on Facebook, www.facebook.com/billydec.

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