[2] Upon her promotion to Vice President of Atlantic Records in 1985, Vogel commented, “Linda has developed into an indispensable member of our executive team, bringing her considerable knowledge and experience to bear on every fact of corporate administration.”[5] In 1989 she became a Senior VP at the label.
[1][9][10][11] Moran was quoted along with Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff in the New York Times upon Jay Z becoming the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame saying, "that with its new class, the organization "moves definitively into recognizing music creators of the 21st century while continuing to honor the greats of earlier decades."
They added, “The songwriters we honor cross genre, regional and even national boundaries — R&B, rap, pop and rock ’n’ roll from both coasts, the American heartland and Sweden.”.
[13] Linda Moran was an honoree of the Heroes Award by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences New York Chapter.
[14] At the ceremony, which included Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin and BMI president/CEO Frances Preston, Preston described her as a “Rolodex on speed.”[15] Linda Moran is married to recording engineer Mike Moran, who worked with Elvis Presley, Perry Como, and David Bowie, and Broadway cast albums including "Hair" among others.