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. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife,

Loni Anderson, 79, has died, just days before her 80th birthday. The actress’s longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan, said she died at a Los Angeles hospital following a “prolonged” illness,” according to the Associated Press on Sunday.

Actress Loni Anderson, best known for her role as the receptionist on “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday. She was 79.