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Andy Travis (Gary Sandy). For the most part, program director
Andy Travis serves as the straight man for the eccentric staff of
the station he has been hired to run. Before coming to WKRP, he
had an unblemished record of turning around failing radio stations
but meets his match in his wacky staff members, of whom he
becomes distressingly fond. The show's opening theme song is
about Andy and his decision to settle down in Cincinnati; in the
episode "The Creation of Venus", Andy echoes the opening theme
lyrics in talking about his past ("Got kinda tired of packing and
unpacking, town to town, up and down the dial")

Arthur Carlson (Gordon Jump), occasionally called the "Big Guy",
is the middle-aged general manager, whose main qualification for
the job is that his business tycoon mother is the owner. His bumbling,
indecisive management is one of the main reasons the station is
unprofitable, although he is ultimately a principled, kind, decent
and sometimes surprisingly wise man. (Coincidentally, Gordon
Jump in real life had been a Dayton, Ohio, radio personality.)

Dr. Johnny Fever (Howard Hesseman) is a burned-out veteran
disc jockey who came to WKRP after being fired from a major
station in Los Angeles when he said "booger" on the air. After the
station changes format, one of his first on-air words (after being
told he would not be fired for saying it) is "booger". Cynical and
neurotic, he is usually in one sort of trouble or another. Though
the character's real name is John Caravella, he often uses an air
name, notably including Johnny Cool, Johnny Duke, Johnny Style,
Johnny Midnight, Johnny Sunshine, Professor Sunshine, Rip Tide
and Heavy Early. This role is possibly Howard Hesseman's signature
role. Hesseman had been a disc jockey for a brief time.

Les Nessman (Richard Sanders), the fastidious, bow-tied news
reporter, approaches his job with absurd seriousness, despite
being almost totally incompetent. For instance, he mispronounces
golfer Chi-Chi Rodriguez's name as "Chy Chy Rod-ri-gweeze".
His best friend is fellow employee Herb Tarlek. As a running gag,
Nessman wears a bandage in a different spot each episode. It is
suggested that these bandages are the result of repeated attacks by
Phil, Nessman's monstrous dog (who is never seen but is heard
growling in another room in Nessman's apartment). In fact, the
bandages are a running in-joke. During taping of the pilot, Richard
Sanders bumped his head on a studio light and had to wear a bandage
to cover the cut. From then on, Sanders decided, Les Nessman would
always wear a bandage. Other gags are Nessman's winning the "Silver
Sow" award for hog reporting and having masking tape on the carpet
in front of his desk, which represents the "walls" of his office.
WKRP is sometimes promoted as "The station with more music and
Les Nessman."

Jennifer Marlowe (Loni Anderson) is the station's gorgeous blonde
receptionist, and the station's highest-paid employee. Despite her
image, she is informed, wise, and able to handle practically any
situation with aplomb, no matter how absurd. Although very aware
of her sex appeal, with various wealthy, powerful men at her beck
and call, she is friendly and good-hearted with the station staff.

Herb Tarlek (Frank Bonner), full name Herbert Ruggles Tarlek, Jr.,
the boorish, tasteless advertising account executive, wears loud
plaid suits, with his belt matching his white shoes. He can't land the
big accounts, usually succeeding only in selling air time for trivial
products such as "Red Wigglers — the Cadillac of worms!" Although
married to Lucille (Edie McClurg), he persistently pursues Jennifer,
who has absolutely no interest in him. While Herb is portrayed as
buffoonish most of the time, he does occasionally show a sympathetic
side. Tarlek was based on radio executive Clarke Brown.

Venus Flytrap (Tim Reid), the soulful, funky evening DJ, runs his show
with a smooth-talking persona and mood lighting in the studio. His
real name, Gordon Sims, is almost never used and he maintains an aura
of mystery. In an early episode, it is revealed that Gordon Sims is a
Vietnam veteran who is wanted for desertion from the US Army.
In later episodes, Venus's backstory is changed, and it is revealed that
he spent several years as a high-school teacher before becoming a
radio personality.

Bailey Quarters (Jan Smithers), the young ingénue of the radio station,
is originally in charge of billing and station traffic. However, having
graduated from journalism school with some training in editing, and
intent on becoming a broadcast executive, she is later given additional
duties as an on-air news reporter, in which capacity she proves much
more capable than Les. As the series progresses, she overcomes her
shyness and develops self-confidence. Beginning with the second
season, she occasionally becomes linked romantically with Johnny
Fever. The dynamic between Jennifer and Bailey has been likened to
that between Ginger and Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island. Jan Smithers
was one of the few WKRP cast members who was the first choice
for the role she played (Gordon Jump being the other one). Creator
Hugh Wilson said that despite Smithers' lack of experience (she had
never done a situation comedy before), she was perfect for the
character of Bailey as he had conceived her: "Other actresses read
better for the part", Wilson recalled, "but they were playing shy.
Jan was shy."

Mrs. Carlson (Sylvia Sidney in the series pilot, Carol Bruce afterward)
is Arthur Carlson's ruthless, domineering mother and the owner of WKRP.
An extremely successful and rich businesswoman, her only regret is that
her approach to parenting (the "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger"
school of child-rearing) backfired; her son ended up indecisive, weak-willed
and afraid of her. In the final episode of the series, it is revealed that she
had always intended WKRP to lose money (for the tax writeoff), which
explains why she allows the incompetent employees to continue working at the
station. The only one who is regularly able to get the better of her is her sarcastic
butler, Hirsch (Ian Wolfe). She and Hirsch are not regular characters, only
appearing in three or four episodes each season.


Okay, Way is this cache WRKP? Well the radio tower you
see in front of you was used for season 3 and 4 while the
first two seasons they used the old 1360 WSAI tower up
by Mt Echo Park.




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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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