The powerful real-life story of Ralph Waldo 'Petey' Greene, an outspoken ex-con who talked his way into becoming an iconic radio personality in the 1960s in Washington, D.C. Relying on his producer Dewey Hughes to run interference, Petey"s unprecedented 'tell it like it is' on-air style gave voice and spirit to the black community during an exciting and turbulent period in American history.