Lou Grant
Risk
Season 5, Episode 5 · Aired 1981-11-30
Synopsis
Sharon McNeil gets a story about child pornography by promising not to reveal the names of her source. A promise her superiors at the Trib' and the L.A. police department soon want her to break. Art goes out on a helicopter jump with some volunteer rescuers and young reporter Lance has big dreams involving dating Billie and becoming the first newsman in space.
In the series
This episode is part of Lou Grant (1977–1982) on CBS.
Mary's boss goes hour-long serious — newsroom integrity with teeth.
Key cast
- Ed Asner as Lou Grant
- Robert Walden as Joe Rossi
- Linda Kelsey as Billie Newman
- Mason Adams as Charlie Hume
- Nancy Marchand as Margaret Pynchon