Gordon Jump of 'WKRP', Maytag ads dies

[Bob Hubbard]

Gordon Jump of 'WKRP', Maytag ads dies
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 Posted: 12:59 AM EDT (0459 GMT)
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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.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/22/obit.jump.ap/index.html

 

[Randy Strausbaugh]

Andy, as God is my witness, I could've sworn turkeys could fly.

Go in Peace, Big Guy.

 

[arnisador]

That's a shame. I really liked him in WKRP.

 

[pknox]

That does stink. He seemed like a pretty nice guy.