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    Director Hugh Wilson, Creator Of 'WKRP In Cincinnati,' Dies At 74

    Wilson also worked in movies, directing the first Police Academy as well as Guarding Tess and The First Wives Club. Wilson had been battling lung cancer and emphysema.
    by Doreen McCallister Jan 18, 2018 1 minute
    Hugh Wilson arrives at a <em>WKRP In Cincinnati</em> Reunion at The Paley Center for Media on June 4, 2014 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Wilson, who created the sitcom, has died at 74.

    Hugh Wilson — the creator of the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, who was also a director and an Emmy Award-winning writer — has died at 74.

    Wilson died Jan. 14 at his home in Charlottesville, Va. His wife, Charters

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