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  "path": "/2026/03/kiki-shepard-dead-1236757616/",
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  "textContent": "Kiki Shepard, the longtime host of Showtime at the Apollo, suffered a massive heart attack and died today, according to TMZ, which cited her representative. She was 74. Shepard was best known as the co-host of Showtime at the Apollo from 1987-2002. Her partners on the syndicated variety show based at the legendary Apollo Theatre […]",
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