PETEY GREENE

Petey Greene was born Ralph Waldo Greene, and was a talk-show host.

A two-time Emmy Award-winner, Greene overcame drug addiction and a prison sentence for armed robbery to become one of the most prominent media personalities in Washington, D.C. On his shows, Greene often discussed issues such as racism, poverty, drug usage, and current events among others.

In the summer of 1966, Greene was hired to work as a disc jockey at AM radio station WOL-AM 1450. Rapping With Petey Greene aired in the Washington Metropolitan Area throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s.

His prominence grew, and soon he was hosting his own television show, Petey Greene's Washington, with a six-year run from 1976 to 1982 on WDCA/20.