| Other author/creator | Byrd, Donna, 1970- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Donna Byrd |
| Portion of title |
Donna Byrd |
| Abstract |
Publisher Donna Byrd was born on April 26, 1970, in Fort Lee, Virginia, and attended high school in Germany. She received her B.A. degree in American government from the University of Virginia in 1992; and, her M.B.A. degree from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business in 1996. In 1992, Byrd was hired as an assistant sales manager for Procter & Gamble. From 1996 to 1999, she was a brand manager for the Coca-Cola Company. She was then named vice president of marketing for EzGov.com. In 2001, she helped launch BlackAmericaWeb.com, where she served as chief executive officer for two years before co-founding Kickoff Marketing, a strategic planning and brand firm. In 2008, Boyd was hired by The Washington Post and named publisher of TheRoot.com. She received multiple awards, including The Lucile Harris Bluford Spotlight Award; an award from The Diva Lounge; and was honored at the Diversity Affluence Brunch & Awards. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer |
Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2014 January 31. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2014.048 HistoryMakers |
