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September 23, 2003

RIP Gordon Jump

This one listed because I used to love watching WKRP, and because he died of Pulmonary Fibrosis. Here's wishes that he is able to breath freely on the other side (and that the phone cops don't come for you because of that stunt Johnny pulled).

Gordon Jump of 'WKRP', Maytag ads dies

LOS ANGELES, California (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 pulmonary fibrosis, said his cousin, Katherine Jump Wagner. The illness causes scarring of the air sacs of the lungs, leading to heart or respiratory failure.

Posted by snooze at September 23, 2003 10:10 AM