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Written by RsF
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Talk To Me (DVD) 2007
PLOT:
The true life story of Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. In the
mid-to-late 1960s, in Washington, D.C., vibrant soul music and
exploding social consciousness were combining to unique and powerful
effect. 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 minted ex-con talks his way into an on-air radio gig. He forges a
friendship and a partnership with fellow prison inmate Milo's brother
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, surpassing even the established popularity of his
fellow disc jockeys, Nighthawk and Sunny Jim. 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. As Petey's voice, humor, and spirit surge across the
airwaves with the vitality of the era, listeners tune in to hear not
only incredible music but also a man speaking directly to them about
race and power in America like few people ever have. Through the years,
Petey's "The truth just is" style --- on - and off-air - would redefine
both Petey and Dewey, and empower each to become the man he would most
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