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In August, 1982, a small group of radio visionaries at WLIR Long Island knew they couldn't compete with the mega radio stations in New York City. With one brave decision, they changed the sound of radio forever. Program Director Denis McNamara, the crew at the station and the biggest artists of the era tell the story of how they battled the FCC, the record labels, mega-radio and all the conventional rules to create a musical movement that brought the New Wave to America - including bands like U2, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode and Blondie.
Original Release
03/30/2018
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nancy Abramson | Herself - WLIR - DJ / Self - WLIR - DJ |
| M. King Adkins | Self / Himself |
| Ron Alexenburg | Himself - record executive / Self - Record Executive |
| Sam Ash | Himself - Sam Ash Music - owner / Self - Owner, Sam Ash Music |
| Tom Bailey | Himself - The Thompson Twins - lead singer / Self - Lead Singer, The Thompson Twins |
| Ivan Baker | Himself - Ivan Ivan - producer, manager, executive, DJ / Self - Ivan Ivan - producer, manager, executive, DJ |
| Eric Bloom | Himself - Blue Oyster Cult - lead singer / Self - Lead Singer, Blue Oyster Cult |
| Delphine Blue | Herself - WLIR - DJ / Self - WLIR - DJ |
| Dj Byrd | Self |
| Pete Byrne | Self - Lead Singer, Naked Eyes / Himself - Naked Eyes - lead singer |
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nancy Abramson | Herself - WLIR - DJ / Self - WLIR - DJ |
| M. King Adkins | Self / Himself |
| Ron Alexenburg | Himself - record executive / Self - Record Executive |
| Sam Ash | Himself - Sam Ash Music - owner / Self - Owner, Sam Ash Music |
| Tom Bailey | Himself - The Thompson Twins - lead singer / Self - Lead Singer, The Thompson Twins |
| Ivan Baker | Himself - Ivan Ivan - producer, manager, executive, DJ / Self - Ivan Ivan - producer, manager, executive, DJ |
| Eric Bloom | Himself - Blue Oyster Cult - lead singer / Self - Lead Singer, Blue Oyster Cult |
| Delphine Blue | Herself - WLIR - DJ / Self - WLIR - DJ |
| Dj Byrd | Self |
| Pete Byrne | Self - Lead Singer, Naked Eyes / Himself - Naked Eyes - lead singer |
| George Cheyne | Himself - APB / Self - APB |
| Vince Clarke | Himself - Producer, Depeche Mode / Self - Producer, Depeche Mode / Yaz / Yazoo / Erasure - keyboards |
| Miles A. Copeland III | Himself - The Police - manager, IRS Records - founder / Self - The Police - manager, IRS Records - founder |
| Paul Cramer | Himself - WXXP, Pittsburgh - DJ / Self - WXXP, Pittsburgh - DJ |
| Cy Curnin | Himself - The Fixx - lead singer / Self - Lead Singer, The Fixx |
| Gary Daly | Himself - China Crisis / Self - China Crisis |
| John De Bella | Himself - WLIR / Self - WLIR / Greater Media Philadelphia - DJ |
| Gary Dell'Abate | Himself - Baba Booey, Howard Stern Show - producer / Self - Baba Booey, Howard Stern Show - producer |
| Ron Delsener | Himself - concert promoter / Self - Concert Promoter |
| Rick Dobbis | Himself - executive / Self - Executive |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Denis McNamara | Executive Producer |
| Patrick DePeters | Executive Producer |
| Gregg Goldfarb | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Helderman | Executive Producer |
| Roger Senders | Executive Producer |
| Luke Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Max Leinwand | Producer |
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