"NewsRadio" (1995)TV series 1995-1999

Creator:

Paul Simms
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

21 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | News | Romance | Sport

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:

Billionaire | New York City | Ceo | Screwball | Death Of Cast Member

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)

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Series Directed by
Tom Cherones		(57 episodes, 1996-1999)
James Burrows		(7 episodes, 1995-1996)
Alan Myerson		(5 episodes, 1995)
Judi Elterman		(5 episodes, 1997-1999)
Patrick Maloney		(4 episodes, 1996)
Leonard R. Garner Jr.		(3 episodes, 1995-1997)
Michael Lembeck		(3 episodes, 1995)
Gregg Heschong		(3 episodes, 1996-1998)
Peter Bonerz		(2 episodes, 1995)
Lee Shallat Chemel		(2 episodes, 1996)
Skip Collector		(2 episodes, 1999)

Series Writing credits
Paul Simms		(97 episodes, 1995-1999)
Josh Lieb		(28 episodes, 1995-1999)
Joe Furey		(22 episodes, 1995-1999)
Lewis Morton		(19 episodes, 1995-1998)
Brian Kelley		(17 episodes, 1995-1999)
Sam Johnson		(13 episodes, 1996-1999)
Chris Marcil		(13 episodes, 1996-1999)
Drake Sather		(13 episodes, 1996-1999)
Alan J. Higgins		(12 episodes, 1996-1999)
Brad Isaacs		(4 episodes, 1995)
Leslie Caveny		(3 episodes, 1996)
Kell Cahoon		(3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Mark O'Keefe		(3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Tom Saunders		(3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Ron Weiner		(3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Dawn DeKeyser		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Mike Preister		(1 episode, 1999)
Cliff Schoenberg		(1 episode, 1999)
Jay Kogen		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Bernie Brillstein	....	executive producer (96 episodes, 1995-1999)
Brad Grey	....	executive producer (96 episodes, 1995-1999)
Paul Simms	....	executive producer (96 episodes, 1995-1999)
Julie Bean	....	associate producer / co-producer (94 episodes, 1995-1999)
Josh Lieb	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (80 episodes, 1995-1999)
Drake Sather	....	producer / supervising producer / ... (76 episodes, 1996-1999)
Joe Furey	....	supervising producer / co-executive producer / ... (68 episodes, 1995-1998)
Kent Zbornak	....	producer (68 episodes, 1996-1999)
Jeffrey L. Goldstein	....	associate producer (66 episodes, 1995-1998)
Brian Kelley	....	co-producer (45 episodes, 1996-1998)
Lewis Morton	....	co-producer (45 episodes, 1996-1998)
Alan J. Higgins	....	co-producer / supervising producer (44 episodes, 1997-1999)
Sam Johnson	....	co-executive producer / co-producer (44 episodes, 1997-1999)
Chris Marcil	....	co-executive producer / co-producer (44 episodes, 1997-1999)
Bruce Rand Berman	....	coordinating producer / associate producer (29 episodes, 1995-1997)
Orit Schwartz	....	associate producer (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Kell Cahoon	....	producer (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Tom Saunders	....	producer (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Brad Isaacs	....	co-executive producer (16 episodes, 1995-1997)
Todd 'Spider' Chambers	....	associate producer (9 episodes, 1999)
Barbara O'Connell	....	associate producer (9 episodes, 1999)
Annette Sahakian Davis	....	coordinating producer (8 episodes, 1996)
Eileen Conn	....	supervising producer (6 episodes, 1995-1997)
Andrew Gordon	....	supervising producer (6 episodes, 1995-1997)
Barbara Dorio	....	producer (6 episodes, 1995)
Holli Gailen	....	associate producer post (6 episodes, 1995)
Mark Grossan	....	producer (5 episodes, 1995-1997)

Series Original Music by
Ian Dye		(68 episodes, 1996-1999)
Danny Lux		(22 episodes, 1995-1997)
Mike Post		(7 episodes, 1995)

Series Cinematography by
Gregg Heschong		(71 episodes, 1995-1998)
Wayne Kennan		(22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Alan Walker		(2 episodes, 1996)

Series Film Editing by
Tony Hayman		(73 episodes, 1995-1998)
Skip Collector		(18 episodes, 1998-1999)
David Rogers		(4 episodes, 1998-1999)

Series Casting by
Bonnie Zane		(67 episodes, 1996-1999)
Jeff Greenberg		(27 episodes, 1995-1997)
Cara Coslow		(11 episodes, 1995-1997)

Series Production Design by
Roy Christopher		(23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Michael G. Gallenberg		(22 episodes, 1998-1999)

Series Art Direction by
Michael G. Gallenberg		(45 episodes, 1996-1998)
Roy Christopher		(29 episodes, 1995-1997)
Jim O'Donnell		(22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Chris Idoine		(6 episodes, 1995)

Series Set Decoration by
Linda Cooper		(66 episodes, 1995-1998)
Michael Deal		(22 episodes, 1998-1999)

Series Costume Design by
Luellyn Harper		(22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Carol Hybi		(7 episodes, 1995)

Series Makeup Department
Maria Valdivia	....	hair stylist (69 episodes, 1995-1998)
Bruce Grayson	....	key makeup artist (66 episodes, 1995-1998)
Mary Guerrero	....	hair stylist (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Art Harding	....	key makeup artist (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Paula Sutor	....	makeup artist (7 episodes, 1995)
Debbie Easton	....	hair stylist (6 episodes, 1995)
Leslie Lightfoot	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Gabriella Pollino	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Kenneth Paul Schoenfeld	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Kent Zbornak	....	unit production manager (64 episodes, 1995-1999)
Mike Gray	....	unit production manager (12 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tom Carpenter	....	unit production manager (11 episodes, 1997)
Peter Margolis	....	unit production manager (9 episodes, 1995-1997)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Risner	....	second assistant director (68 episodes, 1996-1999)
Mike Gray	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (25 episodes, 1995-1997)
Jason Saville	....	first assistant director (21 episodes, 1998-1999)
Kent Zbornak	....	first assistant director (20 episodes, 1995-1996)
Sam Epstein	....	first assistant director (16 episodes, 1997-1998)
Peter Margolis	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (14 episodes, 1995-1997)
Tom Carpenter	....	first assistant director (12 episodes, 1997-1999)
Donald Sparks	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 1995-1997)
Brian James Ellis	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 1997-1998)
Charles Carpenter	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 1995)

Series Art Department
Jode S. Mann	....	property master (78 episodes, 1995-1998)
Michael G. Gallenberg	....	assistant art director (22 episodes, 1995-1997)
Denise Doner	....	property master (18 episodes, 1998-1999)
Kelly H'Doubler	....	assistant property master (4 episodes, 1995)
Paul Arthur Hartman	....	lead man: 1998-1999 (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
John Bickelhaupt	....	sound re-recordist (96 episodes, 1995-1999)
John W. Cook II	....	sound re-recordist / sound re-recording mixer (89 episodes, 1995-1999)
Laura King	....	sound mixer (66 episodes, 1996-1999)
Edward L. Moskowitz	....	sound mixer (22 episodes, 1995-1997)
Leslie Bloom	....	foley artist (11 episodes, 1996-1997)
Paul Schremp	....	sound re-recordist (7 episodes, 1995)
Kerry Boggio	....	sound mixer (6 episodes, 1995)
Matthew McFadden	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Stacey Michaels	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Craig Kuehne	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Scott Milne	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Eddie Perez	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Gagnier	....	first assistant camera (97 episodes, 1995-1999)
Michael E. Little	....	camera operator (97 episodes, 1995-1999)
Robert G. Lestak	....	grip (90 episodes, 1995-1999)
Joey Alvarado	....	gaffer (45 episodes, 1996-1998)
Paul Ferrara	....	key grip (45 episodes, 1996-1998)
Pete G. Papanickolas	....	key grip (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Philip N. Berardi	....	gaffer (10 episodes, 1998)
Rik Montgomery	....	gaffer (9 episodes, 1999)
Ben Batzdorff	....	gaffer (6 episodes, 1995)
Marge Mullen	....	camera coordinator (6 episodes, 1995)
William Ford	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 1999)
Dan Hofstad	....	electrician (unknown episodes, 1998)
David French	....	best boy grip (unknown episodes)
Henry Minski	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Leslie Otis	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Dave Perkal	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Bruce Sharp	....	electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Hannah Cooper	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Luellyn Harper	....	costume supervisor (67 episodes, 1995-1998)
Carol Lupo	....	key costumer (23 episodes, 1998-1999)
Monique Long	....	key costumer (19 episodes, 1997-1998)
Carol Lund	....	key costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Todd 'Spider' Chambers	....	post-production assistant / post-production coordinator (45 episodes, 1996-1998)
Greg Faluszczak	....	on-line editor (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Manny Mena	....	post-production assistant (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Michael Levy	....	colorist (19 episodes, 1995-1996)
David Rogers	....	assistant editor (18 episodes, 1998-1999)
Peter Holmes	....	post-production coordinator (6 episodes, 1995)
Rolando Diaz	....	telecine dailies (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Mike Post	....	composer: theme (90 episodes, 1995-1999)

Series Transportation Department
Billy G. Arter	....	transportation coordinator (77 episodes, 1996-1999)

Series Other crew
Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald	....	title designer: main titles / title designer (96 episodes, 1995-1999)
Billy Pittard	....	title designer: main titles / title designer (96 episodes, 1995-1999)
Lynn Souza	....	production accountant (85 episodes, 1995-1999)
Judi Elterman	....	technical coordinator (83 episodes, 1995-1999)
Susan Leslie	....	script coordinator (81 episodes, 1995-1999)
Barbara O'Connell	....	production staff / production coordinator (75 episodes, 1995-1999)
Robert Spina	....	script supervisor (70 episodes, 1995-1999)
Jonathan Glabman	....	script coordinator / production staff (65 episodes, 1995-1998)
Richard Harris	....	production staff (60 episodes, 1996-1999)
Orit Schwartz	....	production coordinator / production staff (51 episodes, 1995-1997)
Mike Hileman	....	production staff (45 episodes, 1996-1998)
Manny Mena	....	production staff (45 episodes, 1996-1998)
Stephanie Chambers	....	production staff (44 episodes, 1997-1999)
Brad Copeland	....	production staff / script coordinator (44 episodes, 1997-1999)
Marisa Tambornini	....	production staff / production coordinator (44 episodes, 1997-1999)
Chris Marcil	....	executive story editor / story editor (43 episodes, 1995-1997)
Todd 'Spider' Chambers	....	production staff / post supervisor / ... (36 episodes, 1995-1999)
Alan J. Higgins	....	executive story editor / story editor (30 episodes, 1996-1997)
Sam Johnson	....	executive story editor / story editor (30 episodes, 1996-1997)
Joe Furey	....	executive consultant / story editor (28 episodes, 1995-1999)
Nick Koskoff	....	production staff (28 episodes, 1995-1997)
Josh Belson	....	production staff (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Dawn DeKeyser	....	story editor (22 episodes, 1995-1997)
Sandra Paige Eustis	....	script supervisor (22 episodes, 1995-1997)
Mark Frederickson	....	production staff (22 episodes, 1995-1997)
Peggy Illman	....	production staff (22 episodes, 1995-1997)
Lewis Morton	....	story editor (22 episodes, 1995-1997)
Cathy Reinking	....	production staff (22 episodes, 1995-1997)
Rita VanderWaal	....	production staff (22 episodes, 1995-1997)
Laura Gutin	....	production staff (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Chris Starr	....	production staff (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Margo Campillo	....	production staff (21 episodes, 1998-1999)
Lesley Robins	....	production staff (20 episodes, 1998-1999)
Brian Kelley	....	story editor (17 episodes, 1995-1996)
Josh Lieb	....	executive story editor / story editor (16 episodes, 1995-1997)
Leslie Caveny	....	story editor (13 episodes, 1995-1996)
C.J. Arabia	....	script supervisor / script coordinator (11 episodes, 1995-1998)
Hannah Cooper	....	production staff (11 episodes, 1997)
Scott Devaney	....	script coordinator (9 episodes, 1995-1997)
William Klug	....	script coordinator (9 episodes, 1995-1997)
Joshua Baerwald	....	production staff (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Cara Coslow	....	production staff (6 episodes, 1995)
Joanne Geller	....	production staff (6 episodes, 1995)
Mark Lavine	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 1995)
Aaron Lemos	....	production staff (6 episodes, 1995)
Emily Miller	....	production staff (6 episodes, 1995)
Sandy Shimooka	....	production staff (6 episodes, 1995)
Naama Ashkenazi	....	production staff (5 episodes, 1995-1997)
Sonny P. Filippini	....	script supervisor (5 episodes, 1995)
Dana De Vally Piazza	....	technical coordinator (3 episodes, 1997-1998)
John Witmer	....	technical coordinator (2 episodes, 1999)
J. Ryan	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes, 1997-1999)
Kevan Jenson	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Phoef Sutton	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
J.T. Hutt	....	acknowledgment: Boba Fett courtesy of (1 episode, 1996)
Ida Dick	....	in loving memory of (1 episode, 1997)
Alan J. Higgins	....	special thanks (1 episode, 1998)

Production Companies

• Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
• Columbia TriStar Television
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1995-1999) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• RTL Entertainment (200?-) (Netherlands) (TV) (reruns) (RTL5)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)

Other Companies

• Liberman/Hirschfeld Casting  casting (as Liberman/Hirschfeld, C.S.A)
• MFX  visual effects
• Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald  title design: main titles

Also Known As:

The Station

Runtime:

USA:23 min (97 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

Trivia:

In the pilot episode, the role of Catherine Duke was played by Ella Joyce. In all later episodes, the role was played by Khandi Alexander.

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:

[Mr. James gets Matthew a set of "Fibber McGee and Molly" tapes for Christmas]
Matthew: [laughing] You gotta listen to this. Molly tells Fibber McGee to clean out the closet, so Fibber McGee goes to the closet and guess what happens?
Dave: He opens the closet and everything inside falls out on top of him.
Matthew: [stops laughing] Oh, that's what that sound is.
[starts laughing again]
Matthew: That's even funnier!

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.