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Donovan Longmore is an avid entrepreneur who has over 25 years in the entertainment, finance and healthcare industries. Born and raised in Montego Bay, Jamaica, it was always a pleasure for this music guru to listen and carefully studied on air personalities. Donovan migrated to the U.S. in the early 80's with a vision of making Jamaica a better place for all. Surprised at the limited access of Caribbean music on local radio stations, he wanted to make a vast change. Improvements were made as technology and music became more commercialized.
While studying Accounting at Central Connecticut State University, he wanted to bring more of a Caribbean vibes to college radio stations. That dream became a reality as a radio personality on WFCS in 1988. This enabled him to host, market, advertise and promote many concerts, fashion shows, forums and programs throughout the US and Caribbean. His passion and devotion to help others the Caribbean Diaspora have propelled him to be an active advocate for many worthy causes in the West Indian Spectrum. Mr. Longmore decided to put forth his GOD given talent to help bring changes in his community. He is the Marketing Director of Agrom Industries LTD (www.agromindustries.com), a nutraceutical company working to brand products and services out of Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean through agriculture. Utilizing the concept of “Made in Jamaica”, the idea is to market natural resources from Jamaica on a worldwide level. This will in turn help stabilize the economy and improve the overall living conditions in the country. He is currently working on a project that will fight armyworms and help farmers in agriculture save their crop and a repellent to protect against viruses from mosquitoes and other insects.
A strong believer in promoting positive ideas and talents, he is the President of Earth Angel Productions(www.earthangelpro.com)- a gospel based company that promotes gospel talent searches for young people and bring souls to Christ. His tireless efforts have earned him numerous awards over the years. Mr. Longmore was honored by the City of Hartford (CT.) and Springfield (MA.)for his leadership role on the Radio and in the communities which he serves. In 2015 he was given an official Citation by the State of Connecticut General Assembly and was recognized for his humanitarian work as an Exceptional Community Service Leader at the Extraordinary People Awards held in Dallas, Texas. (www.extrapeopleawards.com). He received the “One Hundred Men of Color” Award at a Gala in October 2015 and Citations from the cities of Springfield, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut respectively. He is a board member of the West Indian Independence Celebrations and Taste of the Caribbean & Jerk Festival; two of the largest festivals in North America that generates over 40,000 people annually. His love for humanity garnered him to be a force in promoting awareness for the Sickle Cell Foundation through fundraisers via Reggae 4 Cure concerts (www.reggae4cure.com). He is also the chairperson for PLOG- a non profit organization in Ghana, Africa (www.petlisaorganization.webs.com) that provides skill training and support for underprivileged children. Mr. Longmore is a speaker/moderator for the Singles Ministry “When destiny meets purpose”.
A loving and devoted husband, father, mentor, tutor, speaker and basketball coach; he credits his mother for teaching him the way of life, "GOD and Family First". Mr. Longmore passionately believes that all things are possible through Christ. He hosts a radio program entitled "Reggae Voyage” on Saturdays at 8:00pm on WESU 88.1FM (www.wesufm.org) and the host of a television show entitled “Long Talks”. The purposes of the shows are to educate, inspire, inform, and entertain the community while spreading the Love and Culture of the Caribbean through Music and conversations. His passion is to do public speaking for youths, as well as, missionary work and promote programs and educational events that will help improve the lives and conditions of people. Mr. Longmore and his wife Jackie are putting together a non profit organization to help needy children in Jamaica. This is part of his marketing concept that was created in an effort of making for a Better World through healing, skilled training, media, business, music, fashion, sports, movies, education and social networking. In May of 2017, Mr. Longmore hosted the 5th Annual Miss Plus Size Universe International Pageant that took place in Trinidad & Tobago. He was recently honored with a “Lifetime Humanitarian and Community Leadership Award” from DEEDEE Entertainment in Maryland and “Caribbean DJ of the Year” from Extra Ordinary People Awards in Colorado. The Lifetime honor enabled him to be chosen as an Ambassador to Jamaica from the DDEA Awards that took place in September 2017. Mr. Longmore will continue his duty by going to Jamaica and provide financial assistant to help several school children who are less fortunate with donations for the whole year. Several other projects are fundraisers for The Jamaica Bobsled team to reach the 2018 winter Olympics and “Reggae4Cure concert to help people with Sickle Cell.
Donovan Longmore can be reached at email: longmore4@yahoo.com
