WKRP sign off
Sep. 23rd, 2003 07:58 am
Gordon Jump of 'WKRP' and Maytag ad fame dies at 71
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gordon Jump, who played a befuddled radio station manager on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati and made his mark in commercials as the lonely Maytag repairman, died Monday. He was 71.
Jump suffered from a condition called pulmonary fibrosis, said his cousin, Katherine Jump Wagner. The illness involves scarring of the air sacs of the lungs, leading to heart or respiratory failure. (Full Story Here
See ya, Mr Carlson. We'll keep an eye on Johnny and the gang for you.