New Wave: Dare to be Different
The story of the most influential radio station in America
95 mins
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.
Nancy Abramson
Self - WLIR - DJ
M. King Adkins
Self
Ron Alexenburg
Self - record executive
Sam Ash
Self - Sam Ash Music - owner
Ivan Baker
Self - Ivan Ivan - producer, manager, executive, DJ
Delphine Blue
Self - WLIR - DJ
George Cheyne
Self - APB
Paul Cramer
Self - WXXP, Pittsburgh - DJ
Cy Curnin
Self - The Fixx - lead singer
Gary Daly
Self - China Crisis
John De Bella
Self - WLIR / Greater Media Philadelphia - DJ
Ron Delsener
Self - concert promoter
Rick Dobbis
Self - executive
Peter Byrne
Self - Naked Eyes - lead singer
Ellen Goldfarb
Director
Ellen Goldfarb
Producer
Max Leinwand
Associate Producer
Gregg Goldfarb
Executive Producer
Denis McNamara
Executive Producer
Roger Senders
Executive Producer
Allan Holzman
Editor
Greg Daniels
Director of Photography