New Wave: Dare to be Different
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 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.
Cast
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Debbie Harry
Played Self - Blondie - Sin…
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Joan Jett
Played Self - The Runaways,…
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Billy Idol
Played Self - Singer / Song…
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Nick Rhodes
Played Self - Duran Duran -…
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Nancy Abramson
Played Self - WLIR - DJ
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M. King Adkins
Played Self
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Ron Alexenburg
Played Self - record execut…
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Sam Ash
Played Self - Sam Ash Music…
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Tom Bailey
Played Self - The Thompson …
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Ivan Baker
Played Self - Ivan Ivan - p…
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Jeff Beck
Played Self - WLIR - produc…
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Eric Bloom
Played Self - Blue Oyster C…
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Delphine Blue
Played Self - WLIR - DJ
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George Cheyne
Played Self - APB
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Vince Clarke
Played Self - Producer, Dep…
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Miles A. Copeland II…
Played Self - The Police - …
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Paul Cramer
Played Self - WXXP, Pittsbu…
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Cy Curnin
Played Self - The Fixx - le…
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Gary Daly
Played Self - China Crisis
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John De Bella
Played Self - WLIR / Greate…
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Gary Dell'Abate
Played Self - Baba Booey, H…
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Ron Delsener
Played Self - concert promo…
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Rick Dobbis
Played Self - executive
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Peter Byrne
Played Self - Naked Eyes - …
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