Live Shot

Premise

Cast and characters

Main

• Jeff Yagher as Alex Rydell – The new News Director of KXZX's Re-Action News team. Immediately before joining the team he was working as a news director for a Boston station. Alex's wife decides not to join him in LA, and instead sends their son, Sean, to be with the father alone. One of his problems was dealing both with the stresses of his new job and being a newly single parent. Throughout the show's short run there was a growing attraction between, Alex and one of his producers, Nancy. However the show was canceled before the outcome could be decided.
• Cheryl Pollak as Nancy Lockridge – The Eleven O'Clock News producer. While she was attracted to Alex, she was also reluctant to begin a relationship with him as he was newly separated and had a son, plus he was her boss. In the final episode that aired it appeared as though Alex's wife might want a reconciliation and Nancy encouraged Alex to give his marriage another try for the sake of his son.
• Spencer Klein as Sean Rydell – Alex's young son. His mother had chosen not to come to LA and sent him to be with his father alone.
• David Birney as Harry Chandler "The Beacon of Truth" Moore – The vain, pompous senior news anchor at KXZX. Harry had a love/hate relationship with his co-anchor Sherry Beck. Despite their constant behind the scenes bickering the two of them had an affair.
• Eddie Velez as Ricardo Sandoval – A 28-year-old study in macho good looks. Ricardo was a "Re-Action News" anchor and reporter who had been known to focus more attention on the creases in his expensive trousers than the story he's been assigned to cover.
• Antonia Jones as Peggy Traynor – The news traffic controller. From crashing her car with a faulty brake repair job into Helen Forbes' Mercedes Benz to saving the day when a disastrous fight between Tommy Greer and "Fast" Eddie Santini breaks out in the midst of a live broadcast knocking over the camera, Peggy dealt with every issue in the news room with a cheerful disposition and a desire to please.
• Bruce McGill as Joe Vitale – "Re–Action News" Executive producer.
• Wanda De Jesus as Liz Vega – Investigative news reporter for "Re–Action News".
• Hill Harper as Tommy Greer – News reporter for "Re–Action News".
• Sam Anderson as Marvin Seaborne – News commentor for "Re–Action News".
• Rebecca Staab as Sherry Beck – The co–anchor of "Re–Action News".
• Michael Watson as 'Fast' Eddie Santini – A camera operator, specializing in live shots for "Re–Action News".

  Recurring

• Karen Austin as Helen Forbes
• Ron Canada as Bill Simon
• David Coburn as Rick Evers
• Debra Eisenstadt as a director
• Leigh Hall as Lissa
• Ana Gabriel as a director
• Evan Arnold as Brian Cayhill
• Yolanda Gaskins as Rayneta
• Morgan Hunter as Spiro Stavros
• Terry Kiser as Raymond Piskoff
• Nia Long as Romona Greer
• Tom Byrd as Sportscaster Lou Waller
• :de:Marie Marshall|Marie Marshall as Rosie Pomeranz
• Chase Masterson as Sheila Rydell

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