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“Exuberantly nostalgic. Briskly paced and smartly edited, McNamara displays a fan’s warm zeal and a historian’s sharp eye” - Joe Leydon, Variety

“If you thought the gang at WKRP in Cincinnati was wild, wait until you meet the characters who ruled an Ontario radio station in the late 1960’s and ‘70’s. A lively mix of skilled storytelling and music…great style and a stellar choice of images…McNamara’s musical flair is evident in the film’s structural rhythm and soundtrack" – Alison Cunningham, TV Times

Radio Revolution investigates the international social, political and musical impact of radio station CKLW during the 1960s and 70s. CKLW was the sonic mirror of Windsor’s sister city, separated by a half a mile of dirty Detroit River water - reflecting excitement, prosperity, exuberance, soul, creativity - and bloody murder. The station provided the soundtrack to the days of postwar industrial prosperity, through the rising social unrest and racial tension, leading up to the explosion of the most violent of all the race riots in the US during the disastrous summer of 1967, and the shockwaves and renaissance efforts that followed. Through a combination of personal anecdotes from CKLW alumni, memorabilia and recordings, rare never before seen film and photographs of CKLW in it’s heyday, vintage and modern day footage of both Detroit and Windsor, Radio Revolution sheds new insights into this little-known chapter of 20th Century pop culture history. Features music and stories from Bob Seger, Steppenwolf, The Who, Alice Cooper, Kiss, The Guess Who, Tony Orlando, Elton John, Wayne Kramer (MC5), Marvin Gaye, The Ohio Players, The Parliaments, Funkadelic and Martha Reeves & the Vandellas.

A feature length documentary. Produced by Judy Holm. Written, directed and narrated by Michael McNamara. Original music by Kurt Swinghammer.

Special Edition Radio Revolution DVD with over 60 minutes of extras is now available at radiorevolutiondvd.com

Broadcaster: History Television
Language: English
Festivals: 2004 SXSW Film & Music Festival, the San Francisco Documentary Film Festival, The Montreal World Film Festival, Taos Vision Quest Film Festival, Little Rock Doc Festival
Awards: 2004 Gemini Award Best History Documentary

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REVIEWS

"In the days before music TV, the electronic streetcorner was radio. The streetcorner that was the hippest and loudest in the world was the Motor City's CKLW."- DVD Verdict
"CBC doc explores rise, fall of CKLW"- Jam!Showbiz
"...if you grew up listening to the magnetic draw of crackly AM radio anywhere during that time, McNamara's doc will rekindle something long ago and not so faraway."- Digitally Obsessed!
"Radio Revolution is truly rewarding in every way that documentaries should aspire to."- dvdinmypants.com
"You'll not find a better look back at the defining moments of rock radio than this exceptional documentary."- DVD Talk