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Dewey Hughes
Dewey Hughes (b. 1932) was an African American radio personality and was Petey Greene's manager. Dewey Hughes was born in Washington, D.C.. Hughes was introduced to Petey Greene by his older brother Milo at Lorton Reformatory and... [more]
Dewey Hughes (b. 1932) was an African American radio personality and was Petey Greene's manager.
Dewey Hughes was born in Washington, D.C.. 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. When Greene died in January 1984 Dewey Hughes spoke at his funeral.
Dewey Hughes was portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor in the 2007 film Talk To Me.
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Thomas Hughes 1822 in Uffington, Berkshire, England Historic Rugby, Tennessee Arthur Rimbaud 1854 in Charleville, France John Dewey 1859 in Burlington, Vermont, USA The Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale The John Dewey Society Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy...
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10 Timeline Memories:1947] Taking Off: Howard Hughes pilots his huge wooden airplane, the Spruce Goose, on its only flight, which lasts about a minute over Long Beach Harbor (CA)...1948] Chicago Tribune street cred is questioned: The front page of the Chicago Tribune screamed 'DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN'. Too bad it was the other way. Truman defeated Dewey...1959] The birth of payola: "Twenty-One" contestant Charles Van Doren tells a House...
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Dewey Hughes was once married to Cathy Hughes and currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
Dewey is often refered to as a "radio personality". One thing is for sure - he is a "personality".
Here's the quick skinny on some of the other people that tend to get mentioned in the same stories.
Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene, Jr. (23 January 1931 – 10 January 1984) was an African-American television and radio talk show host. A two-time Emmy Award-winner, Greene overcame drug addiction and a prison sentence for armed robbery to become one of Washington, D.C.'s most prominent media personalities. On his shows he often talked about subjects such as racism, poverty, religion, sexuality, drug abuse, and government issues.
Cathy Hughes, born Catherine Elizabeth Woods in Omaha, Nebraska on April 22, 1947, is an African-American entrepreneur, radio and television personality and business executive. In January 2004, Radio One launched TV One, a national cable and satellite television network which bills itself as the "lifestyle and entertainment network for African-American adults." Hughes interviews prominent personalities, usually in the entertainment industry, for the network's talk program TV One on One.
Chiwetel Ejiofor, OBE (pronounced approximately IPA: [/tÊuwÉtÉl ÉdÊÉfÉË/] ; born 10 July1974) is an award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated British actor. Dewey Hughes was portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor in the 2007 film Talk To Me.
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Here's the quick skinny on some of the other people that tend to get mentioned in the same stories.
Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene, Jr. (23 January 1931 – 10 January 1984) was an African-American television and radio talk show host. A two-time Emmy Award-winner, Greene overcame drug addiction and a prison sentence for armed robbery to become one of Washington, D.C.'s most prominent media personalities. On his shows he often talked about subjects such as racism, poverty, religion, sexuality, drug abuse, and government issues.
Cathy Hughes, born Catherine Elizabeth Woods in Omaha, Nebraska on April 22, 1947, is an African-American entrepreneur, radio and television personality and business executive. In January 2004, Radio One launched TV One, a national cable and satellite television network which bills itself as the "lifestyle and entertainment network for African-American adults." Hughes interviews prominent personalities, usually in the entertainment industry, for the network's talk program TV One on One.
Chiwetel Ejiofor, OBE (pronounced approximately IPA: [/tÊuwÉtÉl ÉdÊÉfÉË/] ; born 10 July1974) is an award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated British actor. Dewey Hughes was portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor in the 2007 film Talk To Me.
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