 | This article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. (May 2024) |
| Andy Travis | |
|---|---|
| WKRP in Cincinnati character | |
 Bailey Quarters (Jan Smithers) and Andy Travis (Gary Sandy) | |
| Portrayed by | Gary Sandy[1] |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | program director |
| Family | Carol Travis (sister) |
| Nationality | American |
Andy Travis is a fictional character on the television situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–82).[2] He was played by Gary Sandy.[3]
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," a nod to Mary Tyler Moore, who played the similar Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and eponymous owner of WKRP producer MTM Enterprises. 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 change, Sandy retained top billing for all four seasons as the straight man to the rest of the cast.
- ^ "Jimmie Tramel: Gary Sandy revisits 'WKRP in Cincinnati' before turkey day". 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Opinion | 'Does it bother me that I'm known today for a 1970s TV series? Absolutely.'". The Hamilton Spectator. 25 October 2021.
- ^ Poliafico, Chuck (July 3, 1980). "Actor digs 'WKRP in Cincinnati' role". The Summer Kent Stater. Vol. I, no. 3. Retrieved November 5, 2022.