RIP Frank Bonner

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Frank Bonner, 'WKRP's' Herb Tarlek, Dies at 79

Frank Bonner, the actor who brought to life "WKRP in Cincinnati's" charmingly slimy Herb Tarlek, died Wednesday, June 16, according to reports posted to Facebook by his daughter Desiree Boers-Kort and by his "WKRP" co-star Gary Sandy.

Bonner was 79, and reportedly died "due to an illness."

His daughter posted in a "WKRP in Cincinnati" Facebook group late Wednesday, "I’m deeply saddened to let you know that our beloved Frank Bonner passed away today at age 79. He loved his fans and was still signing autograph requests up until the last few weeks of his illness. Thank you to all who followed his career. He will be forever missed."

The show's resident "plaid boy," Bonner played fictional radio station WKRP's fast-talking, gleefully tacky ad sales manager Herb Tarlek from 1978-1982, appearing on all but two of the show's 90 episodes. Even in an office of miscreants and eccentrics, Herb was a fan favorite, and was a character Bonner revived on another 46 episodes of "The New WKRP in Cincinnati" from 1991-1993.

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