Bob Newhart Dead: Iconic Comedian Was 94

Bob Newhart, the genteel but sharply satirical comic whose TV series “The Bob Newhart Show” and “Newhart” were huge hits throughout the 1970s and ’80s, died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 94. 
Newhart’s publicist Jerry Digney said he died after a series of short illnesses. 
Before his TV success, Newhart’s comedy albums were wildly popular for their at-the-time new approach of…