On the Job, On the Air: Those in the Media

Tune in with your feedbackIn the continuing series On the Job, On the Air BAF explores shows that centered on the ficitious media and how some interacted with reality and issues of the day. Specifically noted is Mary Tyler Moore's portrayal of the more independent professional woman through her own series The Mary Tyler Moore Show and how that character lineup in an American televison newsroom and her development of MTM led to further shows including the spinoff of a west coast newspaper in Lou Grant. Another MTM series was WKRP In Cincinnati and its behind the scenes look at a radio station. In the late 1980s into the 90s, the sitcom Murphy Brown looked at the news media from a national perspective.Support the show