Through her friend Keith (Dale Godboldo), Wanda is tapped by WHDC-TV head Roger to become a new editorial correspondent for the low-rated political talk show The Beltway Gang .

[1] She is immediately seen as unprofessional and inexperienced by the show's moderators, Bradley (Phil Morris) and Rita (Ann Magnuson), whose conservative politics clash with Wanda's liberal views.

As the show progresses, Wanda begins to bond with her family and win over her colleagues, with some hinted attraction to Bradley.

The show returned with new episodes in September 2003, but in the so-called Friday night death slot at 8:00 pm.

During an interview with the Urbanite magazine at Georgia State University, Sykes explained that the show was only supposed to be on Friday night for an interim basis.