Citadel Communications founder and CEO Philip Lombardo, 88, died “following a brief illness,” the Broadcasters Foundation of America said. Lombardo was the foundation’s chairman emeritus. He was its chairman for 15 years. Lombardo was also a past NAB joint board chairman. “While his impact on the broadcasting industry was vast and deep, Phil’s enduring legacy will be the vision and passion with which he led the Broadcasters Foundation of America. His contributions to its mission -- helping fellow broadcasters in need -- had no bounds. That commitment is sure to live on forever,” said Ray Cole, retired Citadel president and chief operating officer. Lombardo began to wind down Citadel's operations with last year's sale to Nexstar Media of its only remaining station, WSSN-LD Sarasota, Florida. Donations in his memory may be made to the Philip J. Lombardo Memorial Fund, which the Broadcasters Foundation said it will establish. Names of immediate survivors were not available.
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Jay Sedwick, 88, Armstrong Holdings chairman, who built the company’s first cable TV system, died Jan. 1. Cause of death wasn't disclosed. Sedwick joined the company in 1963 and held a variety of roles for Armstrong and its subsidiaries, including president and CEO, leading Armstrong though multiple network rebuilds. "As a pioneer in the cable industry, Jay helped to lead Armstrong into becoming one of the largest, family-owned cable systems in the United States," Broadband Communications Association of Pennsylvania President Todd Eachus said in a statement. Sedwick was active in the founding of what is now known as Broadband Communications Association of Pennsylvania. Survivors include his children, Cyd Johnston, Joy Moon, Jay Sedwick Jr. and Dru Sedwick; his brother, Damon Dosch; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 12 at Community Alliance Church, 800 Mercer Road, Butler, Pennsylvania. Donations in his memory may be made to Isaiah117 House or Blanchard House of Butler (Lighthouse Foundation).