Bob Newhart's longtime publicist Jerry Digney announced on Thursday that he died of "a series of short illnesses."

Bob Newhart dead at 94

Bob Newhart's longtime publicist Jerry Digney announced on Thursday that he died of "a series of short illnesses."

Bob Newhart has died at age 94. The comic, whose TV series “The Bob Newhart Show” and “Newhart” were hits in the 1970s and ’80s, died Thursday. His longtime publicist Jerry Digney announced on Thursday that he died of “a series of short illnesses,” according to The Wrap. More to come…