WKRP in Cincinnati was about the folks who run a local radio station in, where else but Cincinnati. Back in the 70s television was making an effort to locate
TV series in places other than New York or Los Angeles. They kind of struck a
gold mine with Cincinnati because the 70s were the years of Cincinnati glory
baseball years with their Big Red Machine. I remember references to the team and even Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson made a guest appearance on
one of the shows.
Gary Sandy was the new station manager as the station was transitioning to a rock format. Owner Gordon Jump wasn't crazy about it, but he was going with the times.
A couple of new disc jockeys are hired, a pair of unique characters Howard Hesseman as Dr. Johnny Fever and Tim Reid as Venus Fly Trap. These two were definitely people of their time.
The news was the preserve of Richard Sanders a rather peevish person who jealously guarded his turf. Jan Smithers was a young intern who did all kinds of work assisting where needed.
WKRP in Cincinnati was the first big break for Loni Anderson who is this gorgeous platinum blond in the Jean Harlow/Marilyn Monroe tradition. But that was in looks only. Anderson was Jump's assistant and she was smart and used words of more than two syllables quite effectively.
This was a pretty funny show and the humor was both topical and timeless at the same time. Glad the MeTv network is running these old shows.
Gary Sandy was the new station manager as the station was transitioning to a rock format. Owner Gordon Jump wasn't crazy about it, but he was going with the times.
A couple of new disc jockeys are hired, a pair of unique characters Howard Hesseman as Dr. Johnny Fever and Tim Reid as Venus Fly Trap. These two were definitely people of their time.
The news was the preserve of Richard Sanders a rather peevish person who jealously guarded his turf. Jan Smithers was a young intern who did all kinds of work assisting where needed.
WKRP in Cincinnati was the first big break for Loni Anderson who is this gorgeous platinum blond in the Jean Harlow/Marilyn Monroe tradition. But that was in looks only. Anderson was Jump's assistant and she was smart and used words of more than two syllables quite effectively.
This was a pretty funny show and the humor was both topical and timeless at the same time. Glad the MeTv network is running these old shows.