Chuck Phillips

Journalist

Birthday October 15, 1952

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Michigan

DEATH DATE Jan 21, 2024 (71)

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About

Investigative journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for his work exposing corruption in the music industry.

Before Fame

He hitchhiked to Los Angeles with no money when he was only nineteen.

Trivia

His series of articles about Ticketmaster helped bring on a federal anti-trust investigation into the company.

Family Life

His father was a plumber who worked in Detroit.

Associated With

He attempted, for many years, to solve the murder of Tupac Shakur while at the Los Angeles Times.