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Missing

Tour of Duty:  

two tours - dates unknown

Designation:  

Army.  Radio and TV.

Spanish news announcer

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Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

1970's

Designation:  

Announcer

Having been born in Panama, Johnny was well versed at broadcasting in both English and Spanish during his tour at SCN.

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Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

mid to late 70's or longer?

Designation:  

Typesetter

SCN Newspaper Typesetter on the Mergenthaler machine 

Worked at SCN many years.

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FOUND

Tour of Duty:  

1959 - 1964 and 1974 - 1977

Designation:  

Navy JO1 (later JOC)

TV News anchor. Worked at both CFN and SCN.

Along with MSG Bob Foster and USAF Sergeant Ed Johnson were part the only four person news team. They all wore their respective uniforms on air and the navy white, army green and air force blue gave the engineers fits trying to chromakey. The other part of that news crew was Mrs. Silvia Thomas, volunteer that did the local weather and women's news. 

A black belt in judo. 

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He retired as a Navy Master Chief and is a civilian employee in the Public Affairs Office of the Pacific Air Command in San Diego.

San Diego, CA

{joejtsuhomecom}

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

Late 60's - early 70's

Designation:  

Radio DJ

Was a radio DJ on the overnight shift.

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Last known to be living in San Diego

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Current Status:  

FOUND

Tour of Duty:  

1977 - 1981

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Radio DJ & TV Personality

Tony T (Tiger) was an on air personality. He was well known as a radio DJ and in his work on a few episodes of the "Que Pasa" TV program. He also directed some TV.

Tony was the last DJ on the air when the Canal Zone era officially ended and the first DJ which entered into the era beginning the final 2 decades of transformation into Panama. 

The final song of the CZ era was "The Way We Were." 

Tony worked all of the board shifts from Graveyard to mornings. He finished his tour in Panama as the morning man but the afternoons were his favorite. He always ended his show with, "That's gonna do it for me. Tony T as always, stand tall and keep it ever ever so tight."

Tony used to have characters on the show such as the Godfather and these adoring females who used to say his name in a very sultry manner.

On  humorous note, after leaving SCN, Tony was on board ship for an oil company transiting the canal. The Canal pilot came on board, who usually goes directly to the Captain of the vessel but this time, he walked right past the Captain and put his arm around Tony and said, "Tony T, where the hell have you been?!! My daughter and I were just talking about you last night." The Captain talked about that incident for weeks! 

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Currently in Clarksville, TN working as an insurance agent.

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Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

Late 60's-early 70's

Designation:  

TV Sheriff Tom

Hosted the SCN Afternoon show as "Sheriff Tom."

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Current Status:  

Found

Tour of Duty:  

1970 - 1973

Designation:  

Army SP5. SCN Newspaper. SCN TV audio & Director

Originally assigned to the newspaper in 1970. After a few months, they needed help in TV so he moved upstairs and went to work for Bill Knowles as an audio man and then director. Directed all the newscasts and Uncle Bob 72 & 73

Distinguished himself in the role of the talking lamp on the Uncle Bob show. SCN had several info/entertainment shows during those years. They had a regular weekly show that was called Que Pasa. That was the show where Major Holter's son lost a camera off the roof over the door while taping a performance of a Panamanian dance troupe on the front lawn.

Bill remembers an interview that was done by Bob Kenward and Pete Franquet with Trevor Howard. All three of them were smoking during the interview with a large ash tray as the centerpiece. Several of the spots the program cut to were PSAs for the American Cancer Society. SCN also did shows with Cliff Robertson and Dina Merrill; Mohamed Ali and the usual local celebs like Barbara Moller and the wife of one of SCN's audio guys who hosted regularly. 

Bill lived for two years or so across the street from the El Panama and shared an apartment with Chuck Hawsey for a time a few blocks away. As far as he can recall, Lucho was still playing there when he left Panama. 

Bill's main buddies were Steve Dick, Fluffy Felsch, Steve Seay, Steve Azlin, Lee McGowan, Denis Fink. Those were really great times. They spent most of their free time at the beach. When Bill married Sue Jellum they had an apartment in Balboa and a vast estate in El Valle.

Was from Norfolk, Nebraska. 

Left Panama and became NCOIC of Educational Television Production Division at Ft. Ord for two years before returning to Panama where he served two more tours. Spent three years in the 9th Psyops Bn then four at the School of the Americas Seccion de Television Educativa - both in Ft. Gulick. 

Left Panama again and spent the next four years handling advertising for the San Juan District Recruiting Command in Puerto Rico. 

After PR Bill went to the Presidio of San Francisco as NCOIC/ Information Supervisor. The Army sent him to grad school in S. Carolina then to Stars & Stripes Tokyo where he stayed for four years. 

His last tour was DINFOS where he served as an Assistant Professor of Geopolitical Studies. Finished Law School at IU and retired from DINFOS in the same week. 

Since then he spent 10 years in the Alternative press starting papers in Indy and Bloomington and serving as president and COO of the corporation that owned them and four others around the country. Founded and published a running magazine for 20 years. After taking a buyout from that company, he was convinced to come out of retirement again. 

Most recent info:  

Married to Kathy for twenty years, four children and three grandchildren. 

Bill is also playing in a rock band called "The Counterfeiters" appearing at local clubs, events and conventions. All of the band members have decades of band experience behind them. There is currently a very popular wave of rock bands being resurrected across the country which were popular in the 60's and 70's.

Living just outside Bloomington, Indiana

bcraighomefinderorg

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Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

Late 70's

Designation:  

Broadcast News

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Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

Late 60's - early 70's

Designation:  

Radio DJ

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Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

64 - 66? and the late 70's two tours

Designation:  

Army. Spanish news. NCOIC Broadcast Operations & acting 1st Sgt

Was with the 74th Quartermaster detachment in the Panama Canal Zone where he was later transferred to SCN in December 1964 as the chief Spanish News Announcer.

In addition to announcing the Spanish news on radio & TV, Mortimer also wrote and edited his own newscasts.

Mortimer returned to SCN for a second tour as NCOIC Broadcast Ops and acting 1st Sgt

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From Gurabo, Puerto Rico.  Attended the University of Puerto Rico where he also played the Saxophone in the ROTC band.

Joined the US Army in December 1962 where he attended basic training at Ft Jackson, SC and then attended Quartermaster school in Ft Lee, VA.

He was transferred to Stuttgart, Germany with the 35th Quartermaster battalion where he served from 1963 to 1964. 

Mortimer planned to continue his education in Civil Engineering when he completed his tour of duty in the Army.

Most recent info:  

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Current Location unknown, but a good possibility that he returned to Puerto Rico.

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Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

Early 70's ?

Designation:  

Radio DJ nights

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Came to SCN from recent duty in Viet Nam

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No photo available

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

74 - mid 70's

Designation:  

Army. Newspaper, Broadcast Ops

On Newspaper staff until moved to broadcast ops

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Current Status:  

FOUND

Tour of Duty:  

Late 60's, early 70's ?

Designation:  

Army. Radio DJ and TV news anchor

News Anchor  and radio DJ at SCN.

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Became one of New York's top DJs at WHN (now WFAN). 

Was the famous Mets PA announcer for many years known as "Del who?" until his stroke in Sept 1999.

Most recent info:  

Del is continuing to recover from his stroke and lives in Maspeth, NY with his wife. Del will accept & read mail but may not respond.

Maspeth, NY

{Treuxaolcom}

Current Status:  

FOUND

Tour of Duty:  

Nov 69 - Aug 71

Designation:  

Radio DJ

DJ radio his first year at SCN. Due to his Kansas accent, he was assigned do a Country & Western radio show at 5 am even though that was not his specialty. Steve later did afternoon and evening shifts such as “Underground”.  

Steve soon became a video switcher (TV) for the remainder  of his tour

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After SCN, Steve worked as a radio announcer at a Radio/TV in Kansas and a photographer for the a well known Kansas Sports team.

Married for many years and has two children. 

Most recent info:  

Currently living in Lawrence Kansas working as a photographer for the KU Jayhawkers. Current passion is fly-fishing.  Still trying to learn to play the guitar and speak Spanish. Doing well and very happy. 

Lawrence Kansas

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Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

Late 70's

Designation:  

Newspaper

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No photo available

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

Late 70's

Designation:  

Engineering

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No photo available

Current Status:  

Found

Tour of Duty:  

76 - 80

Designation:  

Engineering

Engineer, On Air Engineer, Videographer…

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Originally from Camden, NJ. Grew up in Westmont and Haddonfield, NJ. 

Summer Home: North Wildwood, NJ; Winter Home: Udon Thani, Thailand (Thai Wife)

Retired USAF: 1992 rank of MSgt

Work History after USAF: Intermec Technologies, Symbol Technologies and final position VP Government Sales with SYS-TEC Corporation, MI

In his various positions, he has traveled extensively. He has been to all states, except Oregon... as well as Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Thailand, Laos, England, Luxembourg, Belgium, Bermuda, Netherlands, Mexico, Panama and Canada.

He has lived in North Dakota, Kansas, Ohio, New Jersey, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Panama, Colorado and South Carolina.

Most recent info:  

Moving to: Derby, KS in 2010

Beavercreek, OH

johndischertcom

No photo available

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

Early to mid 70's or longer?

Designation:  

Engineer, Newspaper

Started out as assistant engineer for Henry Joiner maintaining the Mergenthaler.

Replaced Henry when he left SCN. 

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