• RADIO VETERAN DIES — Fred R. Brown, 74, a Utah radio host and icon in the Uintah Basin, died Nov. 29 from cancer. He had been part of Roosevelt's KNEU-AM/KIFX morning radio show with Earl Hawkins, which started in 1987 and became one of Utah's longest-running radio shows ever.

Fred's humor, common sense and love for country music were the hallmarks of his long radio career. He had also worked for Vernal's KVEL

• RADIO HAPPENINGS — Want to meet Glenn Beck of syndicated radio and TV fame? He'll be at Deseret Book in Layton Hills Mall, Saturday, Dec. 6, noon-1 p.m., signing copies of his new Christmas book. He will also present his new "The Christmas Sweater" production that night in the E-Center.

• KSL recently cancelled the Sunday program "Relatively Speaking." There's no word on what will air in the 4-6 p.m. time slot.

• KBYU (FM-89.1) will air "Glad Tidings 2008: A Traditional Celebration of Christmas in Story, Verse and Song" on Dec. 14, 5 p.m., Dec. 16, 8 p.m., and Dec. 24, 1 p.m. Go to wwwclassical89.org for more details.

• Inside Radio recently reported that Jack Myers, a media consultant, has suggested that radio become the "Wal-Mart" of the media world by cutting prices on its 30-second ads and by making some low price multi-year deals with advertisers.

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