NewsRadio

:For the Australian radio station, see ABC NewsRadio

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NewsRadio was an American sitcom, originally broadcast from 1995 to 1999 by NBC.

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The series is set in a New York City news radio station, WNYX, and starts with the arrival of a new news director, Dave Nelson (played by Dave Foley). The initial premise (level-headed radio station manager is hired to take over a staff of wacky personalities) is identical to that of 1978-1982 sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, though NewsRadio separated itself from that premise over the series' run.

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NewsRadios scripts were usually fast-paced and often absurd, frequently reminiscent of screwball comedy. There was often a strong reliance on physical humor and sight gags: "NewsRadio was already unlike any other television show in that its comedy relied more on the gag than the one-liner. It was even more unusual in that the gags were primarily visual." http://www.newsradioart.com/Pages/5.PhysicalComedy01.html

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In addition to the often strange habits of the staff, the series also contained two episodes far removed from the rest of the series, the first of which demonstrated what NewsRadio would be like if it were to occur in outer space. The second was a parody of the 1997 film Titanic.

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The show's demise is traced to two factors:

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• The murder of cast member Phil Hartman, which resulted in a drastic change of pace and a new character.
• NBC's reluctance to give the show a steady timeslot.

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