InnovatePrinceGeorges.com: Patrick D. McCoy, 35 - Hyattsville on 'Forty Under 40' List in Prince George's County

Patrick D. Mccoy, 35 – Hyattsville (Arts & Humanities)

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Standing proudly on the shoulders of the late classical music critic Raoul Abdul, Patrick D. McCoy has established himself as one of the nation’s rising African American journalists covering the performing arts. As‘The African-American Voice in Classical Music’ on BlogTalk Radio, he interviewed some of the world’s greatest performers, including Denyce Graves, Julian Wachner, Carmen Balthrop, Christine Brewer, Leona Mitchell, Angela M. Brown, Mark Steven Doss, Diane Bish, Richard Smallwood, Lawrence Brownlee, and many others. Recently, Mr. McCoy was named the performing arts columnist for Washington Life Magazine, for which he has interviewed concert violinist Joshua Bell, playwright Cheryl L. West, and superstar soprano Renée Fleming.  Mr. McCoy relocated to Prince George’s County in 2006.