Background
Panitt, Merrill was born on September 11, 1917 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Irving and Anna (Shear) Panitt.
Panitt, Merrill was born on September 11, 1917 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Irving and Anna (Shear) Panitt.
Bachelor of Journalism, University Missouri.
Reporter, United Press, 1937-1939; public relations official, Missouri Public Expenditure Survey, 1939-1941; with, Triangle Publs., Inc., Philadelphia, 1946-1988; television columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1949-1953; administrative assistant to president, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1948-1953; managing editor, television Guide, 1953-1959; editor, television Guide, 1959-1973; editorial director, television Guide, 1973-1988; contributing editor, television Guide, 1988-1991; also editorial director, Television Digest, television Factbook (trade publications), 1959-1961; also editorial director, Seventeen Magazine, 1978-1984; editor, television Guide Roundup in 1960.
Trustee, special consultant Annenberg Found, 1990-1994. Major Army of the United States, 1941-1946.
Married Marjorie Hoover, April 2, 1942. 1 son, Jeffrey.