As someone who has been interested in broadcasting and trying to get into this very competitive field, I really enjoyed WKRP in Cincinnati. It was a very funny, well-written show that had one of the best ensemble casts of any sitcom.
The cast was anchored by a young Gary Sandy, who played Andy, the program director and Gordon Jump as Arthur (Big Guy) Carlson, the station manager. His overbearing mother owned the station. There was also Howard Hesseman and Tim Reid as DJs Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap, Richard Sanders as newsman and farm reporter Les Nessman, Frank Bonner as Herb, though married was crazy about Jennifer, the lovely receptionist played by fellow Minnesotan Loni Anderson. There was also Jan Smithers as Bailey,
Some memorable episodes included former Reds manager Sparky Anderson hosting a sports talk show and Herb's family being featured on a TV show which was co-hosted by former Hollywood Squares host Peter Marshall and Reid's wife Daphne Maxwell.
But the most memorable WKRP episode was the Tone around Thanksgiving where turkeys came out of an airplane. To me, it's the known of the 90 episodes.
Unfortunately, CBS kept moving the show around to different time slots and that's why I felt it contributed to a shorter than expected run. If it stayed in the same slot, there would have been more than 100 episodes and a longer and more successful run in syndication.
But WKRP wasn't a great success in reruns as well as home video because of clearance issues regarding the music used on the show. Other than that, it was a very funny show that spoofed radio and I'll close with Les Nessman's sign off "May the good news be yours."
The cast was anchored by a young Gary Sandy, who played Andy, the program director and Gordon Jump as Arthur (Big Guy) Carlson, the station manager. His overbearing mother owned the station. There was also Howard Hesseman and Tim Reid as DJs Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap, Richard Sanders as newsman and farm reporter Les Nessman, Frank Bonner as Herb, though married was crazy about Jennifer, the lovely receptionist played by fellow Minnesotan Loni Anderson. There was also Jan Smithers as Bailey,
Some memorable episodes included former Reds manager Sparky Anderson hosting a sports talk show and Herb's family being featured on a TV show which was co-hosted by former Hollywood Squares host Peter Marshall and Reid's wife Daphne Maxwell.
But the most memorable WKRP episode was the Tone around Thanksgiving where turkeys came out of an airplane. To me, it's the known of the 90 episodes.
Unfortunately, CBS kept moving the show around to different time slots and that's why I felt it contributed to a shorter than expected run. If it stayed in the same slot, there would have been more than 100 episodes and a longer and more successful run in syndication.
But WKRP wasn't a great success in reruns as well as home video because of clearance issues regarding the music used on the show. Other than that, it was a very funny show that spoofed radio and I'll close with Les Nessman's sign off "May the good news be yours."