The Latest Breaking News from WKRP

A real WKRP radio comes to Cincinnati, decades after the sitcom about a fictional station

The radio station WKRP isn't dead, it's now live on air in Cincinnati

The Independent UK · May 4

Stay tuned Cincinnati: WKRP is coming to town for real, North Carolina station's director says

WKRP is coming to Cincinnati — for real this time, according to the current owner of that call sign

The Independent UK · Apr 3

Loni Anderson obituary

Actor who starred as the smart receptionist in WKRP in Cincinnati and was married to Burt Reynolds for six years

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2025

Loni Anderson dead at 79

Loni Anderson has died in a Los Angeles hospital after a “prolonged illness”, according to her longtime publicist Cheryl J. Kagan.

BANG Premier · Aug 4, 2025

Howard Hesseman, star of 'WKRP in Cincinnati,' dies at 81

Howard Hesseman, who played the radio disc jockey Johnny Fever on the sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati” and the actor-turned-history teacher Charlie Moore on “Head of the Class,” has died

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2022

Howard Hesseman dead: DJ Johnny Fever star dies following surgery complications

Police Academy and WKRP in Cincinnati actor Howard Hesseman has died at the age of 81

Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2022