CaribPR Wire

CARIBPR , NEW YORK , NY, Thurs. Jan 17, 2008: Veteran radio broadcaster and co-author of ‘ Bob Marley: Reggae King of the World,’ Dermott Hussey is set to be honored for his lifetime dedication to music by organizers of the 2008 Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival. Hussey will be presented with an award by Walter Elmore, executive producer of the January 24-26, 2008 festival. The award will be presented on January 26, 2008, the final night of the festival in recognition of Hussey’s contribution to the creation of the festival. “”Dermott was the person that was planning a jazz festival in the island back in 1995