Fairbury Businessman and Former Owner of KUTT, KGMT, KWBE Passes Away at 72

FAIRBURY - Long time owner of 3 local radio stations, Rick Siebert of Fairbury, passed away Saturday, May 28th. Rick had been battling both cancer and COPD. Siebert bought KGMT-AM back in 1983, that summer he also began construction on KUTT-FM. He was abl

May 31, 2022Updated: May 31, 2022

By News Channel Nebraska

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