The late-80's hit "Murphy Brown" is making its way back to primetime. The show centered on a female journalist who had a knack for calling out hypocrisy and causing controversy.
The show won five Emmy awards and lasted 10 seasons.
The reboot is set in present day with the 24 hour news cycle, tweets and MeToo movement.
Most of the original cast including, Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown, will be returning to FYI, a fictional TV news magazine show.
Today on All Sides, we talk about the much anticipated "Murphy Brown" comeback.
Guests:
Eric Deggans, NPR TV critic
Joe Saltzman, professor of journalism and communication at USC Annenberg, expert in the image of the journalist in popular culture
Colleen Marshall, co-anchor NBC 4, longtime Columbus-based TV journalist
Maghan "Maggie" Jackson, PhD student in the Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies at the Ohio State University