Loni Anderson was a beloved figure, on and off the WKRP airwaves. The Emmy-nominated actress, who starred as receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the classic sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati," died at age 79 at a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday,

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.

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.