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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.

On Wednesday, Nieslen sent clients a follow-up explanation regarding the ratings snafu in Los Angeles causing 35 homes to be removed from the August survey. "The investigation determined that an isolated personnel issue caused several households to be improperly brought online between January and July 2016. Additionally, the investigation confirmed that this issue was isolated to Los Angeles and that no media outlets were involved." Here's the full Nielsen statement...

Our story of the passing of syndicated radio host Dr. Joy Browne yesterday was one of our biggest page visits of all time. We also received many comments from the industry - and her listeners - about how loved she was. Her sister, who was on the phone with Joy at the time she passed away, also sent along this message to us...

Taking a page from the Townsquare playbook, Ed Levine's Galaxy Communications in Syracuse is buying Hops & Props Craft Beer Fest and Taste of Flight Wine Expo. Eric Bell, who owns the events will be staying on with the new Galaxy Events division and the company will be opening a Long Island office. This was a private deal; the price of the purchase was not announced.

Radio stations and air personalities were notified by new Country star Cam that they were finalists for CMS awards. Among the finalists are Lon Helton, Crook and Chase, and Blair Garner, who will battle it out for National Personality of the Year. All the winners will be notified in October and will be acknowledged at The 50th Annual CMA Awards, Wednesday, Nov. 2 on ABC. Here's the complete list of all the 2016 finalists.

At the 15th annual WEEI Jimmy Fund RadioTelethon, Entercom market Manager Phil Zachary tells Radio Ink the total raised for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston so far is $3.52 million and they're expecting to exceed $3.7 million.

Friends of 88.5 FM, a nonprofit community organization formed to preserve local National Public Radio affiliate KPLU, announced the official and final closing of the sale of KPLU. The new, community-owned station is 88.5 KNKX.

Warren Zimmerman is withdrawing as co-counsel for Bubba The Love Sponge in the ratings tampering case Nielsen has filed against Bubba. The Todd Foster Law Group is representing Bubba and Zimmerman is no longer an associate at that firm.

The radio imaging, voiceover, programming and jingles has launched Behind the Song, a series of 30-second audio documentaries that give radio listeners a look at the stories behind the biggest songs of all time.

Back in March, Westwood One promoted Kelli Hurley to Vice President of Digital Sales. Hurley now oversees all sales efforts for the company’s portfolio of digital products, including streaming audio, on demand, and podcasting. We recently spoke to Hurley in depth about radio's challenges of selling digital without losing focus on the most important radio revenue stream, spot sales.