Tony Panaccio

Tony is a 35-year media veteran, having started his career in the 1980s as a newspaper journalist for The Clearwater Sun, The Tampa Tribune and others. In 1989, Tony won the Florida Press Club Award for his eye-witness coverage of the execution of serial killer Ted Bundy, which is also where he met future producing partner John Wilson. He later shifted his career into public relations with video game producer Capstone, where he also scripted many of their games, including William Shatner's TekWar. During that period, he was Shatner's publicist for his various video game projects.