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

We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother.”

Loni Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a “prolonged" illness, her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan, said in a statement to The Associated Press.