Gary Sandy paid tribute to his former TV co-star, Loni Anderson, following her death at age 79. The WKRP in Cincinnati actress died on Aug. 3, 2025, two days before her 80th birthday. On Aug. 4, Sandy posted to Facebook with a remembrance of his longtime co-star and former lover.

Loni Anderson, best known for her role as receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on '70s and '80s sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati," has died at age 79.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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. Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan.