Max Moss died Oct. 22, 2020, at the age of 80. 

Moss was an award-winning journalist who served as a reporter, editor, designer and producer throughout his career. 

Following his active-duty service as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, he worked at the Palladium-Item in Richmond, Indiana; the Dayton DailyNews in Dayton, Ohio; the Courier-Tribune in Bloomington; and The Leaf-Chronicle and the Nashville Banner in Tennessee.

He also served as editor of The Lunker Hole magazine, which was distributed nationwide to members of the Bass Caster’s Association; editor of the Professional Bass Fisherman, a magazine he designed and published for the Professional Bass Federation; executive director of the Tennessee Outdoor Writers Association, a statewide organization of professional outdoor communicators; and writer-producer of the outdoors module of country.com, operated by Turner Broadcasting and CBS.