Rick Williams
Rick also reports for Action News' weekly "Crimefighters" series. Before that, Rick co-anchored Action News Mornings, helping to create a dominant early morning program.
Rick arrived in Philadelphia in 1988 from WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. Before that, he worked in Huntington, West Virginia and Washington D.C., where he also worked in radio and attended college at Howard University.
Although Rick was born in New York, he considers himself a true Philadelphian and has spent much of his time helping to uplift the community and inspire young people in their academic endeavors. He currently sits on the board of Philadelphia Futures, a non-profit organization that mentors college-bound Philadelphia students. He is also a board member of the Moorestown Theater Company, and has taken the stage in a few musical productions with his family and friends.
While Rick has covered a variety of big events and has interviewed various presidents, politicians and celebrities, one of his favorite assignments is hosting the 6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade alongside Cecily Tynan, which he has enjoyed every year since 2009.
Rick's Stories
Mother seeks justice after son stabbed while trying to break up fight
Rasheen's mother says he was attacked by a group while trying to break up a fight among others.
Mother seeks answers after daughter killed a week before Christmas
"Every day I get up and I am still waiting and hoping that this is the longest bad dream ever."
Family seeks closure after son gunned down in Port Richmond
"We live every day we have no closure, we don't know why. We just want justice, and closure," says Charles Maude Jr.
Mother pleads for answers after teenage son gunned down while boarding SEPTA bus
"When I got that phone call, I felt a stabbing pit in my stomach, and that moment I knew my son was gone."
Police seek help in finding out who killed a 35-year-old woman in her North Phila. apartment
It was on January 8 when 35-year-old Rondera Joe was found dead inside her North Philadelphia apartment.
Help sought in finding who shot, killed a 35-year-old woman on Christmas Eve
Less than two hours before Christmas morning, 35-year-old Aliesha Ann Henderson was shot and killed.
Woman seeks help in finding who shot and killed her younger brother in Olney
It's been a little more than three months since someone shot and killed a young man in Philadelphia's Olney section.
Now, the victim's older sister is reaching out for help to catch her brother's killer.
Mother believes son's murder was case of mistaken identity
Cathryn Thorpe says her son, 25-year-old Christian Crewes, was always thinking of others first.
Visions Celebrating Black History Month, hosted by Sharrie Williams and Rick Williams
Christie Ileto interviews Delaware's history-making senator, plus stories on Black educators, an innovative artist, and music combating violence.
Man shot outside his apartment 2 years ago, niece searching for answers
Jessica Donahua says Thomas Hennessey was more than just her uncle. She described him as caring and willing to give anyone the shirt off his back.