The powerful real-life story of Ralph Waldo Petey Greene (portrayed by Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle), an outspoken ex-con who talked his way into becoming an iconic radio personality in the 1960s in Washington, D.C. Sparked by both the era s vibrant soul music and exploding social consciousness, Petey openly courted controversy at a white-owned station.
Relying on his producer Dewey Hughes (double Golden Globe Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor) to run interference, Petey s unprecedented tell it like it is on-air style gave voice and spirit to the black community during and exciting and turbulent period in American history. The powerful real-life story of Ralph Waldo Petey Greene (portrayed by Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle), an outspoken ex-con who talked his way into becoming an iconic radio personality in the 1960s in Washington, D.C.
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