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Hugh Wilson, Who Created ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ Dies at 74
NYT ^
| 1/17/2018
| NEIL GENZLINGER
Posted on 01/18/2018 7:20:01 AM PST by Borges
Hugh Wilson, who created the CBS comedy WKRP in Cincinnati and directed the raucous hit film Police Academy in 1984, died on Sunday at his home in Charlottesville, Va. He was 74.
The death was announced by Hill & Wood Funeral Services of Charlottesville. No cause was given.
Mr. Wilson worked his way into comedy writing after starting out in advertising, and in 1978 he graduated from writer to creator when WKRP made its debut.
The series, about a radio station full of misfits, ran for four seasons and had a cast that included Gary Sandy as the stations levelheaded program director, Loni Anderson as the sexy receptionist and Howard Hesseman and Tim Reid as disc jockeys.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: hollywood
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:20:01 AM PST
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Borges
To: Borges
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:21:04 AM PST
by
shotgun
To: Borges
He created one of the funniest shows ever made. We should have some turkey’s fly the missing man formation as a tribute.
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:22:17 AM PST
by
drop 50 and fire for effect
("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.")
To: Borges
One of the all time great TV programs.
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:22:21 AM PST
by
brownsfan
(Behold, the power of government cheese.)
To: Borges
To: Borges
I swear to you, Travis, as God as my witness I thought turkeys could fly!................
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:22:48 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
To: Borges
and left us with some of the best one-liners in sitcom history including "as God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"
The show is still funny.
To: Borges
WKRP in Cincinnati was one of the funniest shows ever created. I still laugh out loud when I catch a rerun.
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:23:38 AM PST
by
pgkdan
(The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP!)
To: Borges
I heard that WKRP was based on WBT in Charlotte. WBT has been on the air since 1922 and is one of the “blowtorches” of the South at 50,000 watts.
To: Borges
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:24:30 AM PST
by
DFG
To: Borges
Ahhh, sweet Bailey.
Johnny Fever was my favorite dj.
Hats off sir, you gave us a great little show.
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:25:33 AM PST
by
oldvirginian
(Its for the children and kick the can down the road. Two phrases that make my trigger finger twitch.)
To: Borges
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:26:54 AM PST
by
freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth)
To: Borges
Les Nessman and the News!
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:26:59 AM PST
by
clintonh8r
(I've been banned from TheHill.com. #Proud)
To: Borges
I loved watching WKRP back then,
but I had totally forgotten about Gary Sandy, and his role as Program Director. That’s probably how they wrote the series to be. Sandy and his girlfriend were two of the few ‘adults’ in the room.
To: oldvirginian
Well, “As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly”
Further, the Hog reports were straight off the wire and not Fake News
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:29:31 AM PST
by
bert
(K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column)
To: drop 50 and fire for effect
Golden Five-Star Classic.
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:32:32 AM PST
by
moovova
To: Red Badger
LOL! They CAN fly though!
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:32:33 AM PST
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(The remoulade was a trifle tart, but the souflee for dessert more than made up for it.)
To: clintonh8r
Efficiency Expert: What is this ‘Eyewitness weather’?
Les Nessman: I look out the window and I witness the weather................
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:36:27 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
To: GrandJediMasterYoda
WILD turkeys can.
Domestics, not so much!.................
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:36:59 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
To: Borges
Wow, that's really strange.
I woke up this morning thinking about the theme song to WKRP, particularly the line "... maybe you and me were never meant to be."
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posted on
01/18/2018 7:38:29 AM PST
by
Steely Tom
([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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