{"id":41703,"date":"2025-08-04T02:53:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T02:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/loni-anderson-actress-from-hit-tv-series-wkrp-in-cincinnati-dies-at-age-79\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T02:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T02:53:33","slug":"loni-anderson-actress-from-hit-tv-series-wkrp-in-cincinnati-dies-at-age-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/loni-anderson-actress-from-hit-tv-series-wkrp-in-cincinnati-dies-at-age-79\/","title":{"rendered":"Loni Anderson, actress from hit TV series &#8220;WKRP in Cincinnati,&#8221; dies at age 79"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station&#8217;s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/wkrp-on-the-air-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;WKRP in Cincinnati,&#8221;<\/a><\/span> died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a &#8220;prolonged&#8221; illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother,&#8221; Anderson&#8217;s family said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;WKRP in Cincinnati&#8221; aired on CBS from 1978-1982 and was set in a flagging Ohio radio station trying to reinvent itself with rock music. The cast included Gary Sandy, Tim Reid, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/howard-hesseman-dies-age-81-wkrp-in-cincinnati\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Howard Hesseman<\/a><\/span>, Frank Bonner and Jan Smithers, alongside Anderson as the sexy and smart Jennifer Marlowe.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/03\/5fc12aa9-2999-453e-a004-876dfca69337\/thumbnail\/620x412\/dae290dc691c1f06f95ed732af9c71c7\/gettyimages-52958549.jpg#\" alt=\"'WKRP In Cincinnati' \" height=\"412\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/03\/5fc12aa9-2999-453e-a004-876dfca69337\/thumbnail\/620x412\/dae290dc691c1f06f95ed732af9c71c7\/gettyimages-52958549.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/03\/5fc12aa9-2999-453e-a004-876dfca69337\/thumbnail\/1240x824\/b2614c1a177992682000b76bef45a0fe\/gettyimages-52958549.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Dr. Johnny Fever (Howard Hesseman) clowns around behind Jennifer Marlowe&#8217;s (Loni Anderson) back during a scene from the sitcom &#8220;WKRP in Cincinnati,&#8221; 1978.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the station&#8217;s receptionist, the blonde and high-heeled Jennifer used her sex appeal to deflect unwanted business calls for her boss, Mr. Carlson. Her efficiency often kept the station running in the face of others&#8217; incompetence.<\/p>\n<p>The role earned Anderson two Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson starred on the big screen alongside <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/burt-reynolds-died-boogie-nights-actor-age-82-today-2018-09-06\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Burt Reynolds<\/a><\/span> in the 1983 comedy &#8220;Stroker Ace,&#8221; and the two later married and became tabloid fixtures before divorcing in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson wrote a 1995 autobiography, &#8220;My Life in High Heels,&#8221; which she said was about &#8220;the growth of a woman, a woman who survives. It&#8217;s about my childhood, the death of my parents, my career, my divorces, and my children. 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