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Jul 24, 2008 · By Douglas Martin. July 24, 2008. Charles Z. Wick, whose friendship with Ronald Reagan led to his appointment as director of the United States Information Agency and gave him influence to recharge ...
Jul 20, 2008 · Find a Grave Memorial ID: 28550568. Source citation. Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) under President Ronald Reagan. Launched the first live global satellite television network. He also established the Voice of America's Radio Marti broadcasting to Cuba. Prior to his involvement in politics, he produced such films as Snow ...
Charles Z. Wick (October 12, 1917 – July 20, 2008) [3] [4] was director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) under President Ronald Reagan (1981–1989). As USIA director, Wick launched the first live global satellite television network. Wick was born Charles Zwick; he decided working in show business warranted an 'easier name'.
- Charles Zwick, July 20, 1917, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
- Forest Lawn
- July 20, 2008 (aged 91), Los Angeles, California
Aug 3, 2008 · Sun 3 Aug 2008 19.01 EDT. Charles Wick, who has died at the age of 90, was the highly effective head of the United States Information Agency (USIA) under President Ronald Reagan, a personal friend ...
Charles Wick recounts his eight-year tenure as Director of the United States Information Agency and discusses his nearly fifty-yearlong friendship with the Reagans. Wick begins with a lengthy biographical introduction which covers his earliest days as a musician to his entrance into the entertainment business. He discusses the origins of his relationship with Ronald Reagan in the late-1950s ...
Charles Z. Wick, a close personal friend of Ronald Reagan, was appointed the director of USIA in 1981 and served until 1989, setting a record for length of service in that job. A former talent agent and film producer, he served through both of President Reagan’s terms and pioneered a more assertive image for the agency.
Mr. Wick was a member of the Center on Public Diplomacy's Advisory Board from 2005 through 2008. Mr. Wick graduated from the University of Michigan (B.M.) and Case Western Reserve University Law School (J.D.). He was a member of the California and Ohio Bar Associations. In 2008, at 90 years old, he died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles.
