Box set: Newsradio: The Complete Series
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Newsradio: Season 1
343 Films (1995)
TV Series  /  Comedy, Romance
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Seen ItYes
IMDB   7.9
USA / English
DVD 
Stephen Root Jimmy James
Andy Dick Matthew Brock
Phil Hartman Bill McNeal
Dave Foley Dave Nelson
Vicki Lewis Beth
Maura Tierney Lisa Miller
Khandi Alexander Catherine Duke
Joe Rogan Joe Garrelli
Kurt Fuller Ed Harlow
Janeane Garofalo Nancy
Beau Billingslea Security Guard
Wallace Langham Jeff
Ella Joyce Catherine Duke
Mark Davenport Delivery Man
Montae Russell Paramedic
Director
Peter Bonerz
Peter Baldwin
Producer Brad Grey
Brad Isaacs
Writer Brad Isaacs
Josh Lieb
Cinematography Ken Lamkin
Gregg Heschong

"NewsRadio" showcases the hilarious antics of the whimsical #2 news radio station in New York City. The corral of characters are eccentric and witty, and they surprise each other with their back-and-forth banter. Their workplace humor also supplies an abundance of laughs amidst this unlikely bunch of colleagues.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/21/1995  1.  Pilot
A midwesterner gets a job as news director at a New York radio station. He gets an odd reception when his boss wants him to fire his predecessor.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Paul Simms 
Guest starring:  Wallace LanghamKurt FullerBeau Billingslea, Greg Lee
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/28/1995  2.  Inappropriate
After sparks fly at dinner, Dave and Lisa try to hide their feelings from their co-workers.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Paul Simms 
Guest starring:  Kenny Johnston
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/4/1995  3.  Smoking
A new law bans smoking in the workplace, to Bill's dismay. Lisa thinks that Joe saw her and Dave at a movie.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Brad Isaacs  /  Josh Lieb 
Guest starring:  Monte Russel
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/11/1995  4.  The Crisis
Dave deals with his first challenge as news director when a subway train is derailed. Back in the office, Matthew's new desk causes friction among the staffers, whom all want new desks.
Director:  James Burrows  Writer:  Josh Lieb 
Guest starring:  Mark Davenport, Steeve Arlen
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/18/1995  5.  Big Day
Mr. James assigns Dave the task of doling out the annual bonuses. Each staffer gets the standard $400 bonus except for two, one of who receives a $3,000 'Big Bonus', the other gets 'The Shaft'. In the B-story, Bill complains to Dave about all the clutter that mysteriously finds its way to his desk.
Director:  Alan Myerson  Writer:  Brad Isaacs  /  Josh Lieb 
Guest starring:  Joe Wein, Albie Selznick
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/2/1995  6.  Luncheon at the Waldorf
Bill invites Beth on a lunch date which she accepts despite Lisa's fear that Bill will take advantage of her. The tables are turned when Beth sticks her tongue down Bill's throat. Dave tries to get to the bottom of WNYX's severely bloated financial problems.
Director:  Peter Baldwin  Writer:  Brad Isaacs 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/9/1995  7.  Sweeps Week
Dave's old girlfriend Nancy visits, still under the impression that she and Dave are an item. Meanwhile, Jimmy insists Bill interview a 'financial visionary'
Director:  Peter Bonerz  Writer:  Paul Simms  / Joe Furey 
Guest starring:  Janeane Garofalo, Bill Geisslinger
Edition Details
Series NewsRadio
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
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