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Our series of interviews on the topic of how to make money selling digital continues today with Angie May-Yarusso, SVP of Digital & Partnerships at Emmis Digital. Yarusso leads the Digital Initiative for all of Emmis' radio stations and Marketing Partnerships for Where Hip Hop Lives, Emmis’ Cross Platform Hip Hop Audience. She's the perfect mind to tap to get all the answers our readers have been asking with regard to monetizing digital.

South Carolina radio vet Rhonda Rawlings has joined the campaign staff of Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker, according to The State. Rawlings is well known in the Greenville area.

The third annual iHeartRadio Music Awards will be hosted by Jason Derulo on Sunday, April 3, at the historic fabulous Forum in Los Angeles. The event will air live on TBS, TNT, and truTV at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will be simulcast on iHeartMedia stations nationwide, as well as on the iHeartRadio digital music platform.

Bonneville Sacramento's Sactown Sports 1140 (KHTK-AM) is set to launch a new afternoon show, The Drive Guys, hosted by Kevin Gleason and Kyle Draper. The show will air starting Wednesday, October 4. Gleason recently returned to the station after 12 years.

The iHeart CEO is on a roll releasing the 16th episode of his podcast Math & Magic. This week Pittman interviews Translation’s Founder and CEO Steve Stoute in an episode called "Music Moves Culture."

After a barrage of news reports Thursday that a pirate radio station in Austin that was airing Alex Jones content, Jones issued a statement on his Infowars website. He said he does not operate any radio or TV station anywhere in the country and claims that he's running an illegal station in Austin are a complete and total hoax.

Adriene Hill has been hired to lead the California Regional Newsroom, a public radio collaboration among KQED, KPBS, CapRadio, KPCC/LAist, KCRW, along with NPR. She has been serving as the interim head of the collaborative effort.

Audacy is partnering with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for the fifth annual 'I’m Listening' special. The live national broadcast will bring together artists, athletes, medical specialists and others with intimate conversations about mental health through.

KYW Newsradio 1060 (KYW-AM/Philadelphia) Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg  has been recognized by the National Association of Black Journalists with a Salute to Excellence Award at the 2018 NABJ Salute to Excellence Gala in Detroit.

In Partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services, iHeartMedia is launching COVID-19 Immunity in Our Community a limited podcast series. The series will be hosted by ABC’s Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts.