Hugh Wilson, 74, Created ‘WKRP In Cincinnati’ And Directed ‘Police Academy’ And ‘The First Wives’ Club’

Mr. Wilson worked his way into comedy writing after starting out in advertising, and in 1978 he graduated from writer to creator when WKRP made its debut. … [He] introduced a different brand of misfits in Police Academy, his first feature-film directing assignment, for which he was also one of the screenwriters.”