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Kiki Shepard, entertainer and longtime co-host of 'Showtime at the Apollo,' dies at 74

LA Times 1 min read 3 hours ago

<p>Kiki Shepard, best known for co-hosting the variety show 'Showtime at the Apollo,' has died, her representative confirmed. The Harlem theater remembered Shepard as a 'true Apollo legend.'</p>
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