Orlando was the site of the 2002 awards dinner. Did you make it down to Mickey’s house? In honor of #BlackMusicMonth & our 30th Anniversary, we are remembering our past awards dinners and honorees. Veteran broadcaster & record exec, Hank Spann was the host this year. The honorees were:
Top Row L-R: Carol Cruickshank, radio exec MKI & SJS Radio, record exec Buddah, Arista, Columbia; Ernie Singleton, SVP Warner Bros, President Urban Music MCA, Consultant Ruthless Records
2nd Row L-R: Senais Edwards “Eddie 3-Way”, owner Eddie 3-Way record store New Orleans; Jimmy Starks, VP Sales Columbia Records; Pete Jones, President & CEO, BMG Distribution
3rd Row L-R: Ray Harris, Founder Living Legends Foundation, Division VP RCA, President SOLAR, SVP WB, SVP Epic; Elroy Smith, Radio Programmer WGCI, WVAZ, OM Radio One Philadelphia, Consultant Yolanda Adams Morning Show and The James Fortune Show.
Some of these honorees are no longer with us but their contributions to the Black Music industry will never be forgotten.
Full bios will be at livinglegendsfoundation.com.
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