Michael Charles Dejoie

Background

Dejoie, Michael Charles was born on April 25, 1947 in New Orleans. Son of Constant Charles Junior and Julia Sadguar (Belden) Dejoie.

Education

Bachelor, Grinnell College, 1968; postgraduate fellow, Loyola Institute Politics, New Orleans, 1970; Master of Business Administration, Columbia University, 1977.

Career

Reporter, Louisiana Weekly Public Company, New Orleans, 1968; reporter, WWL-television, New Orleans, 1968-1970; assignment editor, writer, Columbia Broadcasting System News-Washington Bureau, 1970-1974; associate producer, Columbia Broadcasting System News-Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., Chicago, 1974-1976, 76-80; manager international advertising, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Long Lines, Bedminster, New Jersey, 1978-1979; manager business advertising, communications division, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Long Lines, Bedminster, 1979-1984; Georgia state media relations manager, media center manager, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Communications, Atlanta, 1984-1985; owner, consultant, writer, MCD Communications Cons., Atlanta, 1986-1989; senior coordinator media relations, Texaco, Inc., White Plains, New York, since 1989. Co-founder, director public relations, program host KDIC-FM, Iowa, 1967-1969.

Achievements

• Michael Charles Dejoie has been listed as a noteworthy Media relations executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors, Logan Circle Community Improvement Association, Washington, 1974, Executive Parkview Townhomes Association, Atlanta, 1986-1988. Member Collegiate Chorale, New York City, 1976-1978. Member Black Public Rels.

Society Atlanta (board directors 1988-1989), International Association Business Communicators (Silver Quill award 1985), Atlanta Interassn. Council Public Rels., Atlanta Association Black Journalists, Association Master of Business Administration Executives, Direct Mail Marketing Association, National Press Club, Writers Guild American East (pastshop steward Columbia Broadcasting System-Washington), Sigma Delta Chi.

Connections

Married Bonnie JeanSuthern, July 1976 (divorced 1979).

Father:

Constant Charles Dejoie Junior

Mother:

Julia Sadguar (Belden) Dejoie

Spouse:

Bonnie JeanSuthern