She received two Emmy noms for being "the smartest person in the room" on the CBS sitcom and tons of tabloid attention for her 1988-94 marriage to Burt Reynolds.

Loni Anderson, the bombshell of WKRP in Cincinnati, has died after a “prolonged illness.” She was 79. Her publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan, confirmed the actor’s passing to the Associated Press. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother,” her family said in a statement.

Burt Reynolds’ ex wife and former WKRP in Cincinnati star Loni Anderson has died. She was 79. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother,” Anderson’s family said in a statement to the Associated Press on Sunday,