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Cynthia Johnson-Harris
Sr. Vice President, Urban Promotion, Columbia Records

 

Cynthia Johnson began her music career in 1986 as a Local promotion Manager for MCA Records in Los Angeles. After 2 years, she moved to Arista Records as Regional promotion Manager, West Coast and won Billboard's Regional promotion Manager of the Year Award. She then segued to Motown Records as Midwest Regional Manager in Chicago. "CJ" as she is affectionately called, served as Columbia Records R&B Local Promotion Manager for the Midwest region beginning in 1990 and was promoted to National Director in 1995. In 1998, she was named Senior national Director of R&B Promotion for Columbia. Cynthia was recently named Radio & Records Promotion Executive of the Year and received Billboard's nomination for the record Label Promotion Team of The Year. She has been awarded BRE's Executive of The Year, Gavin's Executive of the Year, Midwest Radio & Music Association promotion Manager of Year, Billboard's Regional Promotion Manager of Year and also holds a Midwest Radio Music Association's Griot Award. Cynthia holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in marketing from the University of Notre Dame. Currently managing the most dynamic promotion team in the business, Cynthia Johnson-Harris is Sr. Vice President, Urban Promotion, Columbia Records. We salute you CJ... A NABFEME SHERO!

 



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