David C. Linton:
CLASS OF 1976
Brooklyn Technical High SchoolClass of 1976
Brooklyn, NY
North Carolina Central UniversityClass of 1984
Durham, NC
Shaw UniversityClass of 1980
Raleigh, NC
E. Blackwell Junior High School 210Class of 1972
Ozone park, NY
David C.'s Story
Life
A Native New Yorker,I attended Shaw from 1976-80. Pledged Kappa Alpha Psi(spring '79). Communications major, received M.A. from NCCU in 1984. Married Eleanor in 1981,just celebrated #25. NO KIDS (by choice)!! I managed WSHA-FM,professionally from 1980-85, then started the communications program and Radio station for Elizabeth City State U (WRVS)with the help of some other Shaw grads (Paula Sutton '81 and Andre Smith'81).
I moved into the record Business in 1988 w/Warner Bros. I've been a Vice President at Polygram, Arista and Island Records ...Expand for more
(all in N.Y.)and most recently Sr.VP.at Capitol Hollwood,Ca.) . In 2002 El and I started our own Music and Media Consulting firm. I've worked w/just about every major artist from, Whitney,Aretha,Toni Braxton, Prince,P.Diddy, Frankie Beverly & Maze, Usher and more...
We have truly been blessed!!We've lived in Carolina, Dallas NY and Los Angeles (twice)/. We are currently living in an suburb of Atlanta, Ga.
I hope all of us are supporting Shaw U the best we can because it really changed my life for the better and I hope all of yours.
God Bless
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