who played andy travis on wkrp in cincinnati
Gary Sandy
title: WKRP in Cincinnati text: WKRP in Cincinnati WKRP in Cincinnati is an American sitcom that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was created by Hugh Wilson and was based upon his experiences working in advertising sales at Top 40 radio station WQXI in Atlanta. Many of the characters and even some of the stories (including season 1 episode 7, "Turkeys Away") are based on people and events at WQXI. The ensemble cast consists of Gary Sandy (as Andy Travis), Howard Hesseman (Johnny Fever), Gordon Jump (Arthur Carlson), Loni Anderson (Jennifer Marlowe), Tim Reid title: Gary Sandy text: for two years. He continues to perform in regional theater and has performed such roles as Elliot Garfield in "The Goodbye Girl" and Mike Hammer. Sandy was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Austin and Dolores Sandy. He attended Fairmont High School in Kettering, Ohio, and lived in Moraine, Ohio. He later attended Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Gary Sandy Gary Lee Sandy (born December 25, 1945) is an American actor who is best remembered as program director Andy Travis in the television sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati". In title: Andy Travis text: Andy Travis Andy Travis is a fictional character on the television situation comedy "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978–82). He was played by Gary Sandy. Travis was originally intended to be the lead character, the more-or-less normal person who would anchor the series and provide the focus for most of the stories. He is the subject of the theme song, and one critic went so far as to describe Sandy as "Gary Tyler Moore". As the first season went on, "WKRP" shifted to being more of an ensemble comedy, where any one of the eight regulars could carry an episode. Despite this title: The New WKRP in Cincinnati text: The New WKRP in Cincinnati The New WKRP in Cincinnati is an American sitcom that aired in first-run syndication from September 14, 1991, to May 1, 1993, as a sequel to the original CBS sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978–82). As with the original "WKRP", MTM Enterprises produced the show. Gordon Jump (Arthur Carlson), Frank Bonner (Herb Tarlek), and Richard Sanders (Les Nessman) reprised their roles from the original show, while Howard Hesseman reprised the role of Dr. Johnny Fever on a recurring basis (four episodes in the first season, then five in season two). Other original cast members came in title: WKRP in Cincinnati text: another MTM series with relatively high ratings, was also cancelled by CBS in 1982.) "WKRP" was videotaped in Hollywood before a live studio audience at KTLA's Goldenwest Videotape Division, later moving to the CBS Studio Center lot in Studio City. While Andy Travis received his name and some personality elements from a cousin of creator Hugh Wilson, he was based primarily on innovative program director Mikel Herrington, who also was the inspiration for the character Jeff Dugan in the 1978 film "FM", written by Ezra Sacks who had worked at KMET. Dr. Johnny Fever was based on a DJ named