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The story of Washington D.C. radio
personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host
and community activist in the 1960s. It was the place and time for Petey to
fully express himself, sometimes to outrageous effect, and "tell it like it is."
With the support of his irrepressible and tempestuous girlfriend Vernell, the
newly he talks his way into an on-air radio gig. He forges a friendship and a
partnership with Dewey Hughes. From the first wild morning on the air, Petey
relies on the more straight-laced Dewey to run interference at WOL-AM, where
Dewey is the program director. At the station, Petey becomes an iconic radio
personality. Combining biting humor with social commentary, Petey openly courts
controversy for station owner E.G. Sonderling. Petey was determined to make not
just himself but his community heard during an exciting and turbulent period in
American history. Through the years, Petey's style, on and off air, would
redefine both Petey and Dewey, and empower each to become the man he would most
like to be.
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