Dewey Hughes

Dewey Hughes (born 1932) is an African American former radio personality and was Petey Greene's manager.

Early life

Dewey Hughes was born in South Carolina in 1932.[citation needed]

Career

Hughes was introduced to Petey Greene by his older brother Milo at Lorton Reformatory and hired Greene to work as a disc jockey at WOL. Hughes also worked as co-producer and director of Greene's television talk show Petey Greene's Washington from 1976 to 1982. Greene succumbed to liver cancer on January 10, 1984.[1]

Hughes purchased WOL with his then-wife, Cathy Hughes, in Washington which became the cornerstone of the Radio One Network.[2][3][4][5] He went on to win 12 Emmy Awards as a producer/director for an NBC affiliate.

Personal life

Hughes was married to Cathy Hughes from 1979 to 1987[6] and currently lives in Los Angeles, California where he writes and produces music.[citation needed] He has a son, Michael Genet, an actor and screenwriter.[7]

In film

Hughes was portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor in the 2007 film Talk to Me.[7] The screenplay for the film was written by his son, Michael Genet.

References

  1. ^ Tucker, Neely (August 20, 2007). "Left Out of the Picture". The Washington Post. Washington, D. C.: Nash Holdings. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
  2. ^ Harris, Janelle (February 9, 2011). "SO WHAT DO YOU DO, CATHY HUGHES, FOUNDER OF TV ONE AND RADIO ONE?". Mediabistro. United States: Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Overly, Steven (August 11, 2014). "With purchase of radio station WOL in 1980, Cathy Hughes launched a media empire". The Washington Post. Washington, D. C.: Nash Holdings. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  4. ^ Simon, lea (December 25, 2000). "Mining an Untapped Market, Radio One Becomes a Force". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  5. ^ Ghosh, Chandrani (September 20, 1999). "The Comeback Queen". Forbes. Jersey City, New Jersey: Forbes Media, LLC and Integrated Whale Media Investments. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  6. ^ "Cathy Hughes". The HistoryMakers. Chicago: The HistoryMakers, Inc. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Rechtshaffen, Michael (June 21, 2007). "Talk to Me". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles: Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group (Valence Media). Associated Press. Retrieved April 1, 2019.


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