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A post on Taz' Facebook page stated he passed away surrounded by Sharon and his children. "We read your beautiful posts to him to let him know that he was leaving this world surrounded by much love, friendship, and admiration. He was a fortunate man to have you all in his life. A funeral vigil will be held this Wednesday at 7pm; mass will held Thursday at 10:30am. Both will take place at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Paradise Valley, Arizona."

That's according to the latest Nielsen "State of The Media" report released Thursday. According to Nielsen, radio now reaches more Americans every week than any other platform, and that includes nearly every demo. Who says young adults are no longer listening to the radio? Nielsen says 93% of adult consumers over the age of 18 use radio on a weekly basis. Let's take a closer look at the numbers.

Since 1989, the Conclave has presented The Rockwell Award -- an annual lifetime achievement award -- to an individual of unquestioned accomplishment in the radio industry. And once again the Conclave is putting the voting for the individual to receive this honor in the hands of the industry.

The Broadcaster Traffic Consortium, a mapping and location technology company, HERE, will be providing the first in-vehicle HD radio traffic service in Canada. HD radio traffic technology allows drivers and passengers to view detailed information on local traffic conditions in real time on their vehicle’s audio display screen.

Jeff Cameron hosts afternoons on ESPN Tallahassee. The Tallahassee Democrat reports Cameron was charged with DUI after being pulled over by police for speeding Wednesday night. We reached out to the station for comment and have not heard back.

It's taken awhile, partly because this was a very big deal being done in a very rough buying market. The $264 Million deal was first announced in early August of 2015 and today it's official. Larry Wilson's Alpha Media has closed on all 116 Digity stations in 26 markets. At the time the deal was announced the Digity properties were believed to have approximately $73 million in annual sales, according to BIA/Kelsey. Among the markets Wilson will now have a footprint are: West Palm Beach; San Jose; the suburbs of Dallas and Chicago; Greenville-New Bern, NC; Myrtle Beach, SC; Lincoln, NE; and Mankato, MN.

Paul Agase has been named Director of Music Sales, and John Cravens has been named Director of News and Sports Sales.

Eddie Fritts has been announced as the recipient of the 2016 Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award. The award will be presented at the Broadcasters Foundation of America annual breakfast at 7 a.m., Wednesday, April 20, in the Brahms Room of the Encore Hotel during the National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) Show in Las Vegas.

This has to be considered good news for the industry, especially in light of the strong Q4 Entercom reported and with a very competitive political battle underway for President. As always, the critics will point to iHeart's $20 billion in debt, and that's obviously fair, but an up quarter is an up quarter. iHeartMedia CFO Richard Bressler said he is very excited about the progress the company made in 2015.

Not only did COO Richard Bressler and Senior VP and Treasurer Brian Coleman sound confident iHeart would be able to tackle its debt issue, CRT Capital Group analyst Lance Vitanza did as well. Vitanza, who covers the company, told the San Antonio Express-News that iHeart's numbers showed real strength. "They were much better than I expected. I was pleased with the progress from the operating and liquidity standpoint.” Vitanza said the company should not have trouble meeting its debt obligations.