The Living Legends Foundation To Celebrate 26th Anniversary

Celebrate 26th Anniversary

THE LIVING LEGENDS FOUNDATION (LLF) will celebrate its 26th Anniversary and award honorees again this year at the TAGLYAN CULTURAL COMPLEX in LOS ANGELES.  This years gala will take place on THURSDAY OCTOBER 5th.   

Proceeds from the event will enable the LLF to continue to aid those in need, as well as the LIVING LEGENDS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP program, which helps the educational pursuits of the next generation of music makers and marketers at three Historic Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs).  The dinner and show will be hosted by WATTS WORKS PRODUCTIONS CEO/Veteran media personality ROLONDA WATTS.    

FOUNDATION Chairman DAVID LINTON said, “The 2017 honorees continue to reflect the music and entertainment industries’ ever-changing and evolving businesses. The foundations core mission is to honor pioneers and professionals who have broken new ground in the arenas of broadcasting, recorded music, and other allied fields, including publicity, marketing, and publishing."

"Last year, THE LIVING LEGENDS FOUNDATION celebrated its 25th anniversary.  Since that time, the foundation and its board have shared a renewed vision on the direction of the organization that will hopefully carry us into the next 25 years.  This years honorees include a progressive group of movers and shakers, as well as the legends who have led the way and created a pathway for the next generation of music creators and executives.”

Living Legends 2017 Honorees

• Chairman’s Award: VARNELL JOHNSON -- JUNES ENTERTAINMENT CEO & LIVING LEGENDS Pres.
• JERRY BOULDING Radio Executive/Personality Award:STEVE CRUMBLEY-- APEX MEDIA/CHARLESTON, SC SVP/OM
• Music Label Executive Award: MORACE LANDY-- EMPIRE DISTRIBUTION Chief Marketing Strategist
• Broadcast Icon Award: DON JACKSON-- CENTRAL CITY PRODUCTIONS, Inc Founder/Chairman/CEO
• Digital Music Executive Award: LARRY JACKSON-- APPLE MUSIC Head of Original Music Content
• Creative Visionary Award: RAY CHEW & VIVIAN SCOTT CHEW -- Partners of CHEW ENTERTAINMENT
• Hip-Hop Visionary Award: TYRONE WILLIAMS -- BROOKLYN UNITED Chairman/former Cold Chillin’ Records Chairman/CEO

The Honorary Event Chairpersons for this year are RCA EVP/Urban Promotions GEO BIVINS and GRAMMY AWARD winner and two-time OSCAR-nominated singer/songwriter/producer SIEDAH GARRETT.  PAT SHIELDS, Partner of BLACK DOT, LLC, and LLF Officer, will serve as Dinner Committee Chairperson.

The Dinner Committee includes; WATERCOLORS/SIRIUS XM/WBGO (88.3)/NEW YORK veteran personality EULIS CATHEY, WBLS (107.5)/NEW YORK & LLF Advisory board member SKIP DILLARD, MILES AHEAD ENTERTAINMENT/BROADCASTING CEO & LLF board member SHEILA ELDRIDGE, MOTOWN RECORDS Pres. ETHIOPIA HABTERMARIAM, 24 SEVEN ARTIST DEVELOPMENT Pres. KAREN KENNEDY, PREMIERE LABEL GROUP CMO VICKI MACK LATAILLADE,  KTWV (94.7/THE WAVE)/L. A  personality PAT PRESCOTT, WARNER BROS. RECORDS VP/Marketing LYNN SCOTT, and RCA Inspiration/SONY MUSIC SVP/GM PHIL THORNTON.

The LIVING LEGENDS FOUNDATION Officers and Board Members; Chairman DAVID LINTON, Pres. VARNELL JOHNSON, VP JACQUELINE RHINEHART, Recording Secretary PAT SHIELDS, Founder/Treasurer C.C. EVANS, and General Counsel KENDALL MINTER, Esq.

Board Members; Co-founder BARBARA LEWIS, VINNY BROWN, SHEILA ELDRIDGE, MARCUS GRANT, KEN JOHNSON, MILLER LONDON, SIDNEY MILLER, KATHI MOORE, JON PLATT, GWENDOLYN QUINN, A.D. WASHINGTON, SAM WEAVER, and COLLEEN WILSON.

The Advisory Board; LLF Founder RAY HARRIS, MONICA ALEXANDER, GEORGE DANIELS, BRAD DAVIDSON, SKIP DILLARD, KEVIN FLEMING, TONY GRAY, SHANNON HENDERSON, SHARON HEYWARD, ALLEN JOHNSTON, ALONZO ROBINSON, KEVIN ROSS, A. J. SAVAGE, T.C. THOMPKINS, IRENE WARE, BUZZY WILLIS, and TONY WINGER.

THE LIVING LEGENDS FOUNDATION is a registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization and has been funded primarily with corporate contributions and individual donations.

For tickets and sponsorship information, contact PAT SHIELDS at (310) 568-9091 or thelivinglegendsfoundationinc@gmail.com.  Additional LIVING LEGENDS FOUNDATION information is available here.    

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