Tom Draper, a broadcast pioneer and longtime owner of WBOC, died early Friday from injuries he sustained in a Thursday morning bicycling accident that occurred near his home outside Milford, Del. He was 76.
News of Draper's passing brought an outpouring of sympathy and tributes on Twitter and Facebook. Below is a selection of some of those tributes by people who knew him.
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All of us here at 92-7 WGMD would like to send out our condolences to WBOC TV 16 Delmarva's News Leader and the... https://t.co/ByiZF76nfl
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