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Loni Anderson, star of TV hit 'WKRP in Cincinnati,' dies at 79

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Lori Anderson diesActress Loni Anderson, best known for her role on the 1970s and '80s TV sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati," has died at 79.

Anderson, who played receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the CBS comedy about the staff of an AM radio station in Ohio, died at a Los Angeles hospital at noon PT on Sunday, Aug. 3, following "an acute prolonged illness," the actress' representative Cheryl J. Kagan confirmed to USA TODAY.

She was surrounded by her family, who wrote in a statement: “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother."

Anderson earned two Primetime Emmy nominations and three Golden Globe nods for her performance as Marlowe during the four-year run of "WKRP."

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Aug. 5, 1945, to environmental chemist Klaydon Carl Anderson and model Maxine Hazel, Anderson got her showbiz start on the beauty pageant circuit. She was a runner-up in the Miss Minnesota competition, as well as collected the titles Miss Thermo-Jac Clothing, Miss County Style Ford and Queen of the Hole-In-One.

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