ABC promo American Hot Wax 1982
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Ernie Anderson voices a brief promo spot for the August 1982 network debut of the terrific 1978 rock and roll movie, directed by Floyd Mutrux and starring Tim McIntire (as legendary DJ Alan Freed), Fran Drescher, Jay Leno, and Laraine Newman.
American Hot Wax
This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.

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