Prominent US music publishing man Arnold Broido died last week after a fighting a series of illnesses.
Broido had a long career in music publishing, working for the likes of Boosey, Century and Mercury Music, but most prominently as President of Theodore Presser Co, the oldest continually-operated music publisher in North America. Broido was also very involved in the US's National Music Publishers Association and collecting society ASCAP, sitting on the board of both organisations.
Paying tribute, current NMPA chairman Irwin Robinson said this week: "Arnold's dedication to the NMPA, ASCAP and the principles of copyright will be sorely missed. With over 30 years of service to these and other industry associations, the value of his contributions will be difficult to replace. It was a great pleasure serving on these boards with Arnold both as a colleague and a friend".