Forty years ago, the CBS sitcom Wkrp in Cincinnati left the airwaves after four seasons and 90 episodes, with program director Andy Travis (Gary Sandy) getting a cake in the face as a reward for turning the titular radio station around. That moment of slapstick TV comedy on April 21, 1982, wasn’t meant to be the last fans saw of the Wkrp crew, but CBS canceled the show two weeks later as it made room on its schedule for shows like Square Pegs and Newhart. Happily, the radio station made a comeback nearly a decade later in The New Wkrp in Cincinnati, but for many fans, there’s no substitute for the original. Now that we’ve reached the 40th anniversary of that series finale, let’s tune the dial back to Wkrp. Check out the trivia ...
- 4/21/2022
- TV Insider
Hugh Wilson, director of the hit big-screen comedies “Police Academy” and “The First Wives Club” and creator of the hit TV series “Wkrp In Cincinnati,” died on Tuesday at age 74, according to family members and media reports. “Wkrp in Cincinnati” ran for four seasons from 1978-82 and followed Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap (Howard Hesseman and Tim Reid), DJs at the titular radio station as it undergoes a rocky transition from a dated easy listening station to contemporary rock under the direction of overworked station boss Andy Travis (Gary Sandy) and his bumbling crew. Wilson based the show and several...
- 1/16/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
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