"NewsRadio" (1995) TV series 1995-1999

Creator:

Paul Simms

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

21 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Fifty-thousand watts of pure Comedy

Plot:

"NewsRadio" is a sitcom that explores office politics, relationships, and crises through a group of co-workers at WNYX NewsRadio...

Plot Keywords:

New York | Office | Sitcom | Boss | Sarcasm

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations

Cast

Dave Foley	...	Dave Nelson (97 episodes, 1995-1999)
Stephen Root	...	Jimmy James (97 episodes, 1995-1999)
Andy Dick	...	Matthew Brock (97 episodes, 1995-1999)
Maura Tierney	...	Lisa Miller (97 episodes, 1995-1999)
Vicki Lewis	...	Beth (96 episodes, 1995-1999)
Joe Rogan	...	Joe Garrelli (96 episodes, 1995-1999)
Phil Hartman	...	Bill McNeal (75 episodes, 1995-1998)
Khandi Alexander	...	Catherine Duke (58 episodes, 1995-1998)

Also Known As:

The Station

Runtime:

USA:23 min (97 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

Trivia:

WNYX is at 585 on your AM dial.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Bill McNeal frequently misattributes quotes to John Keats. In Season One, Episode 10, "Rat Funeral," Hartman attributes the line "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may..." to Keats; the line is actually from "To the Virgins, to Make Most of time" written by Robert Herrick. In Season Two, Episode 11, "Station Sale," Hartman attributes the line "Yours is not to reason why, yours is but to do and die;" to John Keats, 1776; Hartman's version is actually slightly adapted from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade" published in 1870.

Quotes:

Bill: You know what it's like? It's like taking your daughter to the fair and buying her cotton candy and winning prizes for her and then you get on the Ferris wheel and she wants to make out.
Lisa: Ok...
Bill: Well how could she do that to me, Lisa? How could she... french her daddy?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the '90s: Part Deux" (2005)

NBC cancelled this?

NewsRadio was an excellent and clever show, yet it was cancelled while shows like Suddenly Susan (which when you really think about it rips off NewsRadio) got to continue. What's with that? Granted, the series never recovered from the loss of Phil Hartman, but NewsRadio was still good and way better than other shows on NBC or any other networks. The cast was great, especially Phil Hartman. Jon Lovitz was not as good as Phil Hartman, but he was a good replacement and funny. My favorite episode would be the one where Bill gets a piano and sings hilarious songs about the government and Dave keeps trying to stop him. Hilarious. NBC, cancelling this series makes you the dumbest network in the world without a doubt. And with a network like Fox around, that saying something.