Bill Channing is one of the architects who works for the firm run by Karen Banks.
Background[]
Bill's parents made him go to college, even though he didn't want to. For his senior project, he designed a city of the future, large enough for 500,000 people. He has been married and divorced. He's currently unmarried and has no kids. He's fond of corny jokes.
On the series[]
Bill is the first person to introduce himself to Elyse Keaton when she goes to the firm's offices for a job interview. When the Manhattan Corporation hires the firm to design an office building/health club, Bill is assigned to design the office part. He shows his plans to Mr. Halifax, saying he tried to design an office that was more impressive than the offices of the head of General Motors, IBM, and AT&T. Mr. Halifax tells Bill that the design wasn't what he had in mind at all, but that he thought it was brilliant.