Longtime western Kansas broadcaster Kay Melia, Goodland, died Thursday in Parker, Colo., at the age of 88.

Melia was the former general manager of KAYS Radio in Hays. He was inducted into the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1981 and was the recipient of the KAB’s Distinguished Service Award.

An avid gardener, Melia also was the author of “The Gardener’s Common Sense Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Midwest.”

Services are tentatively scheduled for Thursday, July 26, in Goodland.