Dewey Hughes (born 1932) is an

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former radio personality and was

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's manager.

Early life

Dewey Hughes was born in

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in 1932.

Career

Hughes was introduced to

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. Hughes purchased WOL with his then-wife,

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, in Washington which became the cornerstone of the Radio One Network. He went on to win 12

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as a producer/director for an NBC affiliate.

Personal life

Hughes was married to

from 1979 to 1987 and currently lives in

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where he writes and produces music. He has a son,

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, an

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and

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In film

Hughes was portrayed by

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in the 2007 film '' Talk to Me''. The screenplay for the film was written by his son,

References

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