- Active journalist since high school: daily papers, magazines, radio, TV (correspondent, interviewer, reviewer, critic)
- Sports correspondent for Peoria Star (3 years)
- Foreign correspondent for various Belgrade’s papers and magazines since high school (subjects: film/TV, music, sports, cultural events)
- Special correspondent for Belgrade’s leading paper, with the largest circulation in the country: Politikal/TV Revija
- Producer, director and commentator of the Yugoslav Radio Hour on KTYM Radio in Inglewood, California
AFFILIATIONS:
- Active member of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA)
- Active member and six years (2001-2007) Board Member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Interviews, reviews for magazines, newspapers, radio and TV stations in Yugoslavia (now Serbia) and USA
FAMILY:
- Father: Svetislav Panajotovic, attorney
- Mother: Stanka Panajotovic, wife and mother
- Brother: Ika Panajotovic, attorney, film producer, director, pianist, professional tennis player(Wimbledon, Davis Cup)
- Husband: Sava Ljubicic, composer, musician
- Sister-in-law: Elena Panajotovic, librarian
- Nephew: Eric Panajotovic, educator, businessman
- Niece: Sonja Panajotovic, attorney
EDUCATION:
- High School - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
- Music School (piano) - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
- University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia (Germanic and Slavic Studies)
- BA Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois (journalism, communications, political science)
- MA - UCLA (English, linguistics)
- UCLA Evening School (recording arts and sciences)
- LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: English, Serbo-Croatian, German, Russian
SPORTS PROFESSIONAL PARTICIPATION:
- Basketball – Center forward for Yugoslav national champions the RED STAR
- Handball – Center forward for Yugoslav national Champions the RED STAR
- Tennis – Yugoslav junior tennis championships (top ranking)
- Recipient of the highest sports award in Yugoslavia, the Gold Medal
- Bradley University no. 1 (3 years)
- Peoria, Illinois City champion (3 years)
- US Midwestern Intercollegiate Singles tennis champion
- Ranked in Southern California (12 years) with Darlene Hard, Billie Jean King, etc.
- International tournaments: Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America
- USA tennis circuit
- Tennis Pro: Player, coach, referee official
- Tennis Coaching: Individual coaching, Inglewood High School’s boys team coach (reached the CIF finals)
- Active Member: United States Tennis Association
HOBBIES:
- Reading, travel, piano playing, interior decorating, palate knife oil painting, theater, opera, musicals, concerts, dancing, music (classical, pop, folk, country-pop, gospel, jazz, R&B, Latin), sports ( tennis, swimming, jogging, horseback riding, fishing, sailing, skiing, water skiing), working out in gym, photography, gardening, cooking
From: Official Web-SIte
