Bozeman Magazine

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More than the story of a legendary radio station, the film is an entertaining, music-filled journey through rock & roll, journalism, activism, and free expression—whose themes couldn’t be timelier or more relevant.

Built from rare photographs, previously unseen footage, and never-before-heard broadcasts, it features unforgettable stories and remarkable early moments: Bruce Springsteen’s first radio interview, Patti Smith’s first live radio broadcast, Jane Fonda and Abbie Hoffman in the thick of the era, and a time when three dollars could get you into the Boston Tea Party to see The Who, the Velvet Underground, or Led Zeppelin on their first U.S. tour.

The film screened at festivals including Cinequest, the Independent Film Festival Boston, and the Woods Hole Film Festival; won Best Documentary at the DC Independent Film Festival, WBCN and the American Revolution was an Oscar-qualified documentary considered for the 2021 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature; and was later broadcast nationally on PBS stations.

At its heart, this is the story of a radio station that transformed broadcasting through groundbreaking music, fearless journalism, and the counterculture that helped shape a generation. With independent media and free expression increasingly under pressure, audiences leave the film talking about now, not then.

“I watched the movie with awe...”
— Ty Burr, The Boston Globe

Robert F. Sennott is an entrepreneur, investor, and Executive Producer of 76 Days Adrift, which was considered for the 2026 Academy Awards, and the Oscar-qualified documentary WBCN and the American Revolution, which was considered for the 2021 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Earlier in his career, he built several real estate information-service companies that NYSE-listed companies later acquired.

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