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Tepper was a key outlet for many artists in independent country and Americana.

He also worked as an editor for the Journal of Country Music and a country writer for Pulse!

and eMusic.com, which was an early MP3 distributor.

Program director of Outlaw Country Jeremy Tepper

Program director of Outlaw Country Jeremy TepperJoe Corrigan/Getty Images

Besides his wife, Tepper is also survived by his daughter, Bella.

Lost my good friend Jeremy Tepper last night.

An incredibly tragic loss so young.

SiriusXM

He ran my Outlaw Country station on SiriusXM brilliantly.

It is actually quite a complicated format and he made it look easy.