Chronicle: Former Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exec. Liz Thiels passed away yesterday (3/19) at the age of 78 after an extended illness. "[Liz] was the consummate music business publicist — heading her own firm (Nashville’s first to concentrate on music), and also expertly guiding public relations for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, first as a PR consultant and then as a staff member, for a total of more than three decades," says CEO Kyle Young. Thiels joined the Museum in 2002 as VP/Public Relations, and retired as a member of its executive team in 2015. She was recognized at the annual Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum in 2008. No word on services.