Chuck Panama
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Chuck Panama | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1925 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 13, 2018 (aged 93) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Publicist |
| Spouse | Gerry Panama |
| Children | 1 son, 2 daughters |
Charles (Chuck) Panama (February 2, 1925 – May 13, 2018)[1] was an American journalist and publicist.
Panama was born on February 2, 1925, in Chicago.[2] to Ruth and Benjamin Panama. His father died of pneumonia when Chuck was just three months old. He had one sibling, Herb Panama, who was 5 years older.
He served in the Pacific during World War II.[3] He was the radio man on a B-24 bomber in the Jolly Rodgers group in the US Army Air core (there was no air force then) His squadron was working its way towards mainland Japan when the US dropped the atomic bombs and the war ended.
Panama attended the University of California, Los Angeles.[2] on the GI bill after WWII. He was the sports editor of the campus newspaper, the Daily Bruin.[2] He did not graduate as he left UCLA when he got a job offer from International News Service.
