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About DONOVAN LONGMORE

Meet Donovan

Donovan Longmore is an avid entrepreneur who has over 30 years in the entertainment, finance and healthcare industries. Born and raised in Montego Bay, Jamaica, it was always a delight 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.  

While studying Accounting at Central Connecticut State University, he wanted to bring more of a Caribbean vibes to college radio. That dream became a reality when he became an on air 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 in 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 was recently selected to be the Co-Chair for the state of Connecticut representative for the Northeast region of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council. He is the Marketing Director of Agrom Industries LTD, a nutraceutical food and beverage company that will 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 by providing jobs and help improve the overall living conditions in the country. A proud member of the Jamaican Agricultural task force in the Diaspora, he is currently working on projects with Dr. Aaron Baba that will combat armyworms and help farmers in Jamaica save their crops and a repellent to protect against viruses from mosquitoes and other insects. (www.goldmaxpro.com.ng)

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) and in 2018 at the Uollywood Awards in Del-Ray Beach, Florida (www.uollywoodawards.com). He was bestowed with 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”. He 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 is 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 mission is to do public speaking for youths, as well as, missionary work and promote educational programs and events that will help improve the livelihood of others. 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 with an effort of making for a Better World through healing, skilled training, media, business, music, fashion, sports, movies, education and social networking. His love for pageants and fashion shows has spurred him to be the host of the Annual Miss Plus Size Universe International Pageant. 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. This Lifetime honor enabled him to be Ambassador to Jamaica for the DDEA Awards. With this, he will continue his duty by going to Jamaica and provide financial assistant to help several school children who are less fortunate.  Several other projects are; fundraisers for The Jamaica Bobsled team to reach the winter Olympics; Promoting the Dialysis Center in Montego Bay and “Reggae4Cure concert to help people with Sickle Cell and to fight against domestic abuse and bullying. He was honored once again in June 2018 at the Uollywood awards (www.uollywoodawards.com) for Exceptional “Businessman & Dad of the Year” as well as hosting the event. He is also a volunteer at Bloomfield Congregational Church where he serves food to the community.  

Donovan Longmore can be reached at email: longmore4@gmail.com     

Ph. 860-777-7558 or 860-890-0529.        GOD BLESS…. 

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