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Ron Carter is President of The Carter Agency (TCA), a Media Relations and Advertising consulting firm. TCA’s clients have included sports icon Evel Knievel; actress Gwen McGee; jazz pianist/singer Jo Thompson; Grammy nominated producer/guitarist Doc Powell; shirt maker & custom tailor Sharon Williams-Tobin; author/columnist Anthony Samad; television production company Inklein; pop rock group Starless; non-profit center Western States Black Research Education Center; West Angeles Performing Arts Theater; independent record company TNO Entertainment among others.

He recently served as Senior Director of Media Relations for Quincy Jones’ Qwest Records where he managed the company’s communications
strategies. While at Qwest Records, he was the press agent for Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Tevin Campbell, Andrae Crouch, Tamia,Hiroshima, Keith Washington, Safir, Sonny Simmons and the Clayton Brothers to name a few.

Prior to joining Qwest Records, Carter was Manager of Publicity for Warner Bros Records. His public relations responsibility for the label included
guiding the media career of artists such as Chaka Khan, George Benson,
Isley Bros, Joshua Redman, Kenny Garrett, Wallace Roney, Me’Shell NdegeOcello, Ice-T, Jungle Brothers, Al B Sure, Earth, Wind & Fire, Da Bush Babees among others.

He began his entertainment industry career in 1985 at Gene Shelton & Associates.

His music industry career began at Motown Records in 1985 where he
worked as Assistant to the Executive Director of Press & Publicity for two years. He subsequently moved to Michael Jackson’s MJJ Productions where he served as Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Communications and Media Relations until 1989. He was then named Publicist for Polygram Records and thereafter Director of Publicity for Mercury Records, a Polygram Holding Company subsidiary.

While working for Polygram and Mercury Records, he was the publicist for Tony, Toni,Tone, Angela Winbush, Oleta Adams, Third World, Black Sheep and Cameo among others. In 1992 he joined Warner Bros Records and finished his tenure there as Artist Development Manager.

Prior to his career in the recording industry, Carter was a Trust Administrator for Bank of America in Los Angeles. He also served as an Internal Auditor for Chase Manhattan Bank in New York. He graduated from California State University at Fullerton with Bachelors of Arts Degree in Communications, emphasis Public Relations.

He is a member of the Entertainment Publicist Professional Society; The Recording Academy; Altadena Town Council; Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and West Angeles Church of God In Christ. He is also the
co-founder of B-Rainmaker.org, a networking consortium.

He was recently elected as the President of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Life Members Club and has held the following positions in Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: immediate past National Director of Bigger & Better
Business; National Publicity Director; Western Regional Director and President of Phi Beta Sigma Chapter.

He has gained several awards for his tireless work as a community activist, professional public relations executive and a Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. member.

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