<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> program director </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> American </Td> </Tr> <P> Andy Travis is a fictional character on the television situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978--82). He was played by Gary Sandy . </P> <P> 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 change, Sandy retained top billing for all four seasons as the straight man to the rest of the cast . </P>

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