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Walter Annenberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (885 words) |
 | In 1966, Annenberg used the pages of the Inquirer to cast doubt on the candidacy of Democrat Milton Shapp, for governor of Pennsylvania. |
| It was Annenberg who introduced Reagan to Margaret Thatcher, and the Reagans often celebrated New Year's Eve with the Annenbergs. |
| Annenberg died at his home in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, in October 2002, at the age of 94. |
| Annenberg, Walter (950 words) |
| Annenberg and his aide, Merrill Panitt (who would go on to become TV Guide' s editorial director), realized that in order achieve the circulation necessary to make their publication a truly mass medium, they needed to go beyond the fan magazine approach that had been typical of most earlier television and radio periodicals. |
| Annenberg remained supportive of conservative political causes throughout the years, and his efforts on behalf of Republicans were rewarded with his designation by President Richard Nixon as U. Ambassador to Great Britain in 1969. |
| Annenberg's sympathy for educational causes had already been evidenced by his financial support of the Annenberg Schools of Communication at both the University of Pennsylvania and at the University of Southern California. |
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