The news beat of veteran TV reporter Pete Campbell is the focus of this action series. The dramatic series starring Jackie Cooper as television news reporter Peter Campbell — whose nose for news is matched by his compassion for those in the stories he covers, premiered on September 12,1975 at 7 p.m, on the ABC Television Network.

The series also stars Julie Gregg as news producer Maggie Spencer, and Mark Wheeler as Campbell's sidekick, cameraman Doug McKnight.