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New Wave: Dare to be Different
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Release Date: 2017-04-27
U2, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Blondie, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, The Clash, The Cure: Over half a billion records sold but you may never have heard of them if not for a small suburban radio station on Long Island, NY: WLIR. In August, 1982, a small group of radio visionaries knew they couldn't compete with the mega-stations in New York City. With one brave decision, they changed the sound of radio forever. Program Director Denis McNamara, the 'LIR crew and the biggest artists of the era t...
Top Cast
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Debbie HarrySelf - Blondie - Singer / Songwriter
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Joan JettSelf - The Runaways, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Singer / Songwriter
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Billy IdolSelf - Singer / Songwriter
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Nick RhodesSelf - Duran Duran - singer / songwriter / keyboards
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Nancy AbramsonSelf - WLIR - DJ
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M. King AdkinsSelf
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Ron AlexenburgSelf - record executive
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Sam AshSelf - Sam Ash Music - owner
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Tom BaileySelf - The Thompson Twins - lead singer
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Ivan BakerSelf - Ivan Ivan - producer, manager, executive, DJ
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Jeff BeckSelf - WLIR - production director / DJ
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Eric BloomSelf - Blue Oyster Cult - lead singer
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Delphine BlueSelf - WLIR - DJ
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George CheyneSelf - APB
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Vince ClarkeSelf - Producer, Depeche Mode / Yaz / Yazoo / Erasure - keyboards
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Miles A. Copeland IIISelf - The Police - manager, IRS Records - founder
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Paul CramerSelf - WXXP, Pittsburgh - DJ
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Cy CurninSelf - The Fixx - lead singer
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Gary DalySelf - China Crisis
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John De BellaSelf - WLIR / Greater Media Philadelphia - DJ
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Gary Dell'AbateSelf - Baba Booey, Howard Stern Show - producer