Chronicle: Veteran record promoter Tom Moran, 70, died last week while on a fly fishing trip on North Michigan's Pere Marquette River. Retired for the last several years, Moran most recently was VP/Promotion for I.R.S. Nashville and host of the Inside Nashville podcast. His career also included stints as SVP/Promotion and Marketing at Nine North and VP/Promotion at Show Dog and Epic/Nashville, as well as prior jobs at Polydor/Nashville, Warner Bros./Nashville, Columbia/Nashville, Equity, Arista and Geffen. He also served as a consultant to Crush Management. A private memorial is planned; details for a Nashville celebration of life will be forthcoming.

Former WUSN/Chicago programmer Buddy Scott (Buddy Kincer) passed Sunday (2/4). "During his many successful years in radio he made hundreds of friends and helped so many achieve success," his family shared on social media. In addition to running consulting firm Buddy Scott Strategies, his career included stints as SVP/Programming for Clear Channel, VP/Programming for SFX Broadcasting, and PD of stations in Pittsburgh, Houston and Nashville. No word on services.