Article: Broadcasting Pioneer Larry Finley, Founder of the International Recording Media Association, TV/Radio Personality, Producer, Director, Station Owner, Columnist Dies at 86.

NEW YORK, April 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Broadcasting pioneer and TV/radio personality Larry Finley, founder of the International Recording Media Association, died on April 3, 2000 of natural causes at the age of 86. Considered by his peers to be a visionary, a skilled entrepreneur, a superb salesman, and a consummate showman, Finley founded the International Tape Association (ITA) -- now the International Recording Media Association (IRMA) -- in 1970, at a time when early audio tape products were still finding their market. It was his belief that these early manufacturers needed a voice of their own to promote the advantages of this innovative media technology. He ...

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