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Living Legends Foundation Will Honor Chris Chambers, Gwen
Franklin Oct. 4th
The annual LIVING LEGENDS FOUNDATION (LLF) Awards & Dinner Gala will take place on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th at the TAGLYAN CULTURAL COMPLEX in HOLLYWOOD, CA. The event will start with a red carpet and cocktail reception at 6:30p (PT) followed by the awards dinner at 7:30p (PT).
This year’s honorees include THE CHAMBER GROUP Founder/CEO CHRIS CHAMBERS — recipient of the Media Executive Award— and B. LIFTED UP! INC. Founder/CEO GWEN FRANKLIN will be presented with the MIKE BERNADO Female Executive Award.
CHAMBERS launched his NEW YORK-based boutique public relations firm in 2006. It has represented high-profile clients including USHER, MARIAH CAREY, OUTKAST, ERYKAH BADU, JAMIE FOXX, and DRAKE, as well as brands like VERSACE, GUCCI, HBO, and NETFLIX.
Other honorees this year include DONNIE SIMPSON, L. LONDELL MCMILLAN, MIKE KELLY, ED ECKSTINE, HARVEY MASON Jr., and JOI BROWN.
FRANKLIN began her career in broadcasting at HOWARD UNIVERSITY’s WHUR-FM, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. Her 30-plus-year career spans senior roles in promotions, marketing, sales, and artist development at CASABLANCA records.
She recently obtained a Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership Administration (MATLA) from the NEW YORK THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. Although she left the recording industry in the nineties, her passion for education, music, and marketing continues.
The evening will be hosted by radio air personality/Program Director SKIP CHEATHAM, with entertainment provided by DJ BATTLECAT. The Dinner Chairpersons for this year are Music/Entertainment Execs (former LLF honorees) TRACEY J. JORDAN and LIONEL RIDENOUR.
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