Blonde bombshell, actress Loni Anderson, has died just days before she would have turned 80. Anderson was best known as her character Jennifer Marlowe, the receptionist of the fictional radio station “WKRP.” Her publicist said that Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital after a prolonged illness, The Associated Press reported.

Loni Anderson, whose role as Jennifer Marlowe on "WKRP in Cincinnati" was nominated for Emmy and Golden Globe awards, has died, her publicist confirmed Sunday. She was 79.

Loni Anderson, who played the savvy, high-heeled receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on “WKRP in Cincinnati,” Died on Sunday, according AP. She was 79.