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NEW YORK (AP) — Howard Hesseman, who played the radio disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on...

NEW YORK (AP) — Howard Hesseman, who played the radio disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on...

NEW YORK -- Howard Hesseman, who played the radio disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on the sitcom 'WKRP in Cincinnati' and the actor-turned-history teacher Charli...

Hesseman, who had himself been a radio DJ in the 1960s, earned two Emmy nominations for playing Johnny Fever on CBS’S WKRP in Cincinnati, which ran for four seasons from 1978-1982. The role made Hesseman a counterculture icon at a time when few hippie characters made it onto network television. He was 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.