(Long Island, NY) The Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHoF) has announced the election of four new members to its Board of Directors. The Hall has elected Ron Alexenburg, Larry Dunn, John Shea and Dave Widmer.
Ron Alexenburg comes to the LIMHoF with over 50 years’ experience in the music industry and currently serves as President and CEO of Alexenburg Entertainment Group. In 1965, Alexenburg joined CBS Records. He soon moved onto Columbia Records where he became the youngest head of promotion in the company’s history, working with the label’s top talent. He would rise through Columbia Record and eventually be promoted to be the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Epic Records, a division of CBS Records Group. Among the artists that Alexenburg worked directly with were Boston, Meat Loaf, Charlie Daniels and Michael Jackson. Under his helm, Michael Jackson’s Thriller became and still is the best-selling album of all time.
Larry Dunn currently serves as Senior Vice President, Advertising for Newsday Media Group.
John Shea currently serves as Vice President and General Manager of the Long Island, NY Station Cluster of Cox Enterprises, which includes WBLI, WBAB and WHFM.
Dave Widmer has managed media and marketing outlets on Long Island for the past 18 years and is currently Vice President of Cablevision Media Sales, Long Island/Brooklyn.
The new Board Members will join the Hall at an exciting time in their history as the organization works to build their first home and museum in the new Wyandanch Village redevelopment.
“We are very excited to bring these four great individuals into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame family. Not only do they each bring an extensive amount of credibility to the table, but they all have a deep passion for music and for what we look to accomplish as an organization in the near future,” says Hall of Fame Chairman, Ernie Canadeo.
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Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHOF) is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the idea that Long Island’s musical heritage is an important resource to be celebrated and preserved for future generations. The LIMHOF was created as a place to inspire in each person the desire to explore and celebrate music in all its forms and to be a place where the music community will find the support, resources and leadership necessary to aim them in that exploration. Long Island Music Hall of Fame inductees include Billy Joel, Tony Bennett, John Coltrane, Neil Diamond, George Gershwin, LL Cool J, Carol King, Simon and Garfunkel, Run DMC, and many others. For more information about the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, visit www.limusichalloffame.org.
