Edmund A. Chester

Edmund Albert Chester Sr. was an American television executive. He served as a vice president and executive at the CBS radio and television networks during the 1940s. As Director of Latin American Relations he collaborated with the Department of State to develop CBS's "La Cadena de Las Americas" radio network in support of Pan-Americanism during World War II. He also served as a highly respected journalist and Bureau Chief for Latin America at Associated Press and Vice President at La Prensa Asociada in the 1930s. He was awarded the Carlos Manuel de Cespedes National Order of Merit by the government of Cuba in recognition of his efforts to foster greater understanding between the peoples of Cuba and the United States of America. ^{Edmund A. Chester, American journalist and broadcaster (d. 1973)}

22 June 1897

Born on the same birth date (22 June 1897): Norbert Elias

Born on the same birth day (22 June): Bruce McAvaney • Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha • Cicely Saunders • Cyndi Lauper • Don Matthews • Ed Bradley • Freddie Prinze • Infanta Beatriz of Spain • John Hunt, Baron Hunt • Milan Vidmar • Oskar Fischinger • Rainer Brüderle • Raymonde Allain • Sebastian Jung • Soraia Chaves • Sébastien Haller • Tom Dula • Vernon Kirby

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