Chronicle: Veteran Hollywood and music publicist Nancy Seltzer died Jan. 28 following a brief hospitalization. She was the long-tenured media rep for Garth Brooks through her Los Angeles-based firm Nancy Seltzer & Associates. A tribute on Brooks' website says, "She worked at the highest levels of Hollywood, even running the Academy Awards red carpet for many years." Brooks commented, "Public relations is the hardest job in show business. She always handled every situation with the utmost class.” No word on services.