"Howard Hesseman, who used DJ experience in S.F. as star of ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ dies at 81"

"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 Charlie Moore on "Head of the Class," has died. He was 81..."

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Howard-Hesseman-star-of-WKRP-in-16818025.php