Dewey Hughes (born 1932) is an African American former radio personality and was Petey Greene's manager.
[citation needed] Hughes was introduced to Petey Greene by his older brother Milo at Lorton Reformatory and hired Greene to work as a disc jockey at WOL.
[citation needed] He has a son, Michael Genet, an actor and screenwriter.
[7] Hughes was portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor in the 2007 film Talk to Me.
[7] The screenplay for the film was written by his son, Michael Genet.