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.

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. 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. 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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