Loni Anderson, Jennifer Marlowe of WKRP in Cincinnati, dies at 79

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.

Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series 'WKRP in Cincinnati' has died

Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.

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Loni Anderson of the hit TV series 'WKRP in Cincinnati' has died at 79

She starred with Burt Reynolds in the 1983 comedy film “Stroker Ace.” The two later married and became tabloid fixtures before divorcing in 1994.

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LOS ANGELES — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.

Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a “prolonged” illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan.

“We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother,” Anderson’s family said in a statement...