File #: 24-1200    Version: 1 Name: Resolution: Ceremonial Street Designation - Angelo Ellerbee (LSR)
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 8/30/2024 In control: Municipal Council and City Clerk
On agenda: 9/5/2024 Final action: 9/5/2024
Title: Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Angelo Ellerbee Date(s): Thursday, September 19, 2024 Time: 1:00 P.M. Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Treacy Avenue and Madison Avenue Ceremonial Intersection Name: Angelo Ellerbee Way Sponsor: Council Member, Louise Scott-Rountree Additional Information: The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 1:00 P.M.
Sponsors: Louise Scott-Rountree
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Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Angelo Ellerbee
Date(s): Thursday, September 19, 2024
Time: 1:00 P.M.
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Treacy Avenue and Madison Avenue
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Angelo Ellerbee Way
Sponsor: Council Member, Louise Scott-Rountree
Additional Information:
The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 1:00 P.M.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-f, adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc. for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and

WHEREAS, Newark native, Angelo Ellerbee began his ascension into the entertainment industry as a fashion designer and stylist, and hosting shows as fundraisers to battle the scourge of HIV-AIDS that gripped the country in the mid 80's; and

WHEREAS, using that experience, Mr. Ellerbee founded Double XXposure Public Relations in 1985 and quickly gained a reputation for his "special sauce" and as the go-to guy for young artists beginning their careers and established artists looking to remain relevant and ready for music events and television opportunities not previously afforded them; and

WHEREAS, over the span of Mr. Ellerbee's remarkable career he has become known in the industry as the "King of PR", working with such luminaries Michael Jackson, Lionel Ritchie, Dionne Warwick, Roberta Flack and the list goes on, in addition to, shaping the careers of supermodels, business titans and industry leaders, providing them the skills and social graces to compete in their respective industry; and

WHEREAS, as Senior VP of Publicity for Island Def Jam Records, Mr. Ellerbee revived the careers of many notable R&B artists,...

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