Frank Bonner, who played a brash salesman with a love of flashy plaid suits on the TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” has died.

Trailblazer Tyler Perry is mowing down another path, becoming the first black person to own and head a major film studio. To put it in perspective, Warner Bros. studios and Walt Disney Studios, both located in Burbank, California, sit on 145 acres and 51 acres, respectively. According to WSB, Perry built 12 sound stages, each named after black pioneers in the arts. In 1918, Oscar Micheaux was hailed as the first major black filmmaker with his Lincoln Motion Picture Company. RELATED STORIESTyler Perry Pays Off More Than $400,000 of Items on Layaway at Walmart for the HolidaysMariah Carey and Tyler Perry Speak About Whitney Houston's FuneralTyler Perry Faces Controversy Over Kardashian Casting