WIOU 34 years old
WIOU is an American television drama series, which aired on CBS in 1990 and 1991. The show is set in the news department of a fictional television station whose actual callsign is WNDY, but which is nicknamed WIOU by its staff because of the station's perennial financial struggles. The show stars John Shea as news director Hank Zaret. The cast also includes Mariette Hartley as executive producer Liz McVay, Harris Yulin and Helen Shaver as news anchors Neal Frazier and Kelby Robinson, Phil Morris as aggressive reporter Eddie Bock, Jayne Brook as reporter Ann Hudson, Kate McNeil as reporter Taylor Young, Dick Van Patten as aging weatherman Floyd Graham, and Wallace Langham as news intern Willis Teitelbaum. According to television researchers Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, this program received such low ratings that although 18 episodes were actually produced, five were never aired upon the program's cancellation.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Fran Drescher She was 33 , now 67 years old | |
| Phil Morris He was 31 , now 65 years old | as Eddie Brock |
| Harris Yulin He was 52 , now 87 years old | as Neal Frazier |
| Randee Heller She was 43 , now 77 years old | |
| Gregg Henry He was 38 , now 72 years old | |
| Mariette Hartley She was 50 , now 84 years old | as Liz McVay |
| Dick Van Patten He was 61 , 86 years old when he died | as Floyd Graham |
| Robert Jayne He was 17 , now 51 years old | |
| Helen Shaver She was 39 , now 73 years old | as Kelby Robinson |
| Robin Gammell He was 54 , now 88 years old | as Kevin Doherty |
| Wallace Langham He was 25 , now 59 years old | as Willis Teitlebaum |
| Kate McNeil She was 31 , now 65 years old | as Taylor Young |
| Joe Grifasi He was 46 , now 80 years old | as Tony Pro |
| John Shea He was 41 , now 75 years old | as Hank Zaret |
| Jayne Brook She was 30 , now 64 years old | as Ann Hudson |
| Liane Curtis She was 25 , now 59 years old | |
| James Eckhouse He was 35 , now 69 years old | |
| Irene Olga López |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Bethany Rooney Directing She was 40 , now 74 years old | Director |
| Claudia Weill Directing She was 43 , now 77 years old | Director |
WIOU (34 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1990-10-24
- Runtime: [60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 20