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Longtime Idaho Falls Air Personality Tara Moss Dies Suddenly


Tara Moss
Tara Moss

Longtime radio personality Tara Moss unexpectedly passed away in Idaho Falls Saturday night. She had been one half of the popular "The Brad and Tara Morning Show" on Z103 for nearly 18 years until retiring last year.

Former co-host Brad Barlow posted on Facebook: "Her health very unexpectedly vanished in a matter of days. After four (days) in the hospital, doctors let her go home to feel the love of her three adorable, silly, ridiculous demanding dogs ... and her beloved sweetheart, Bruce."

Barlow and Moss began their on-air partnership in 2000. Later on, Moss spent a year or two working at a station in Boise where Barlow eventually followed. The duo later came back to work at Z103, where they remained until Barlow retired in June 2018.

Barlow said, "We both loved each other so much and we loved making people laugh and entertaining people... and just loved to shine together." He added, "If you knew Tara from listening to the radio, you knew the real Tara."

Moss left Z103 in 2019 and spent the last year working as a tour guide at the Eastern Idaho Visitor Information Center. Though they hadn't been working together for the last two years, Barlow says they continued to have a close friendship.

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