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NewsRadio delivers a consistently hilarious show about the day-to-day life with the
eccentric staff of New York radio station WNYX. Creator Paul Simms (The Larry
Sanders Show) built a talented cast relying on expert delivery and character
traits instead of goofy situations. The most famous cast member, Saturday
Night Live's Phil Hartman, went against the grain of most SNL
veterans and gleefully took a supporting role, the pompous, silver-tongued
anchor Bill McNeal. The lead--the glue--of the series is Kids in the Hall member
Dave Foley as the earnest new station manager, Dave Nelson. Soft but eager,
Nelson plays lion-tamer delicately maneuvering around staff to keep the station
humming along. This is complicated from the get-go when he falls into a secret,
but very cute affair with Lisa (Maura Tierney), the ace reporter.
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