–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