''WIOU'' is an American
drama
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television series, which aired on
CBS from October 24, 1990 until March 20, 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.
According to television researchers
Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, 14 episodes were produced but only 13 aired.
Summary
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
Helen Shaver (born February 24, 1951) is a Canadian actress and film and television director. She has received Emmy and Saturn Award nominations, among other honours.
Early life
Shaver was born and raised, with five sisters, in St. Thomas, O ...
, as news anchors Neal Frazier and Kelby Robinson;
Phil Morris, as aggressive reporter Eddie Bock;
Jayne Brook, as reporter Ann Hudson;
Kate McNeil
Kate McNeil (born August 17, 1959) is an American actress. She starred in the CBS daytime soap opera ''As the World Turns'' from 1981 to 1984, and in 1983 had the leading role in the slasher film ''The House on Sorority Row''. McNeil was also th ...
, as reporter Taylor Young;
Dick Van Patten, as aging weatherman Floyd Graham; and
Wallace Langham, as news
intern
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Willis Teitelbaum.
Cast
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John Shea as Hank Zaret
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Helen Shaver
Helen Shaver (born February 24, 1951) is a Canadian actress and film and television director. She has received Emmy and Saturn Award nominations, among other honours.
Early life
Shaver was born and raised, with five sisters, in St. Thomas, O ...
as Kelby Robinson
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Harris Yulin as Neal Frazier
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Dick Van Patten as Floyd Graham
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Mariette Hartley as Liz McVay
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Kate McNeil
Kate McNeil (born August 17, 1959) is an American actress. She starred in the CBS daytime soap opera ''As the World Turns'' from 1981 to 1984, and in 1983 had the leading role in the slasher film ''The House on Sorority Row''. McNeil was also th ...
as Taylor Young
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Phil Morris as Eddie Brock
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Wallace Langham as Willis Teitelbaum
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Jayne Brook as Ann Hudson
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Joe Grifasi
Joseph G. Grifasi (born June 14, 1944) is an American character actor of film, stage and television.
Grifasi was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Patricia (née Gaglione) and Joseph J. Grifasi, a skilled laborer. Grifasi graduated from Bi ...
as Tony Pro
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Robin Gammell
Robin Gammell (born September 22, 1936) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor."Transplanted to Hollywood". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 24, 1981.
Career
Gammell began acting as a junior ensemble member at the Stratford Shakespeare F ...
as Kevin Doherty
Episodes
References
External links
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1990s American drama television series
1990 American television series debuts
1991 American television series endings
CBS original programming
English-language television shows
Fictional television stations
Television series about journalism
Television series about television
Television series by MGM Television
Television series created by John Eisendrath
Television shows set in New York City
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