W.I.O.U.: Story, Cast and Series Facts
W.I.O.U. (1990): Drama. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Welcome to the W.I.O.U. guide at TV Tome. Show Type: Drama First Telecast: October 24, 1990 Last Telecast: March 20, 1991 Hank Zaret was the new news director at TV station WNDY, sent by executives at the network which owned the station to boost its falling ratings. Hank, who had gotten his start there years before, returned to a station in such financial trouble, its staff had nicknamed it WIOU. The main WNDY on-camera news personnel were: anchor Neal Frazier, an overbearing womainzer with an inflated ego and a wandering eye; co-anchor Kelby Robinson, a dedicated journalist who had once been Hank's lover; weatherman Floyd Graham, a lovable veteran who was going blind from glaucoma; Eddie Bock, an ambitious reporter / newsman who had minimal scrupples when it came to furthering his career and reporter Taylor Young, a recent arrival from Tampa with a mind-set identical to Eddie's. Others on the news staff were: longtime executive producer, Liz McVay, who fe
Series details
- Title: W.I.O.U.
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama
- Premiere date: 1990-10-24
- Final broadcast date listed: 1991-03-20
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 52176
- IMDb ID: tt0098944
- TVDB ID: 75281
Cast and credited roles
- John Shea — Hank Zaret
- Helen Shaver — Kelby Robinson
- Harris Yulin — Neal Frazier
- Phil Morris — Eddie Brock
- Joe Grifasi — Tony Pro
- Jayne Brook — Ann Hudson
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1990-10-24; final listed air date 1991-03-20; episode order: 14.
Source and licence
Adapted from W.I.O.U. on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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