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Shawn Quinn’s new morning show debuts on X105.1 (KCJK-FM) on September 6. Quinn joins X105.1 from a GenX.FM in Hagerstown, MD, where he was Director of Programming and morning host.

Detroit’s 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT-FM) has moved Jamie Samuelsen to mornings where he’ll join Mike Stone and Sara Fouracre to form The Jamie and Stoney Show beginning Tuesday, September 6.

ESPN and SEC Network play-by-play broadcaster Brent Musburger has been selected to be the ninth recipient of the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Broadcasting from Fordham University's WFUV Radio.

TuneIn has announced new partnerships with AEG Live (promoter of the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival) and Sonos, that will bring Bumbershoot Radio to TuneIn's millions of monthly active users and into the homes of Sonos owners.

The two companies announced Wednesday an expansion of their multi-year partnership for digital media solutions. Skyview, which has engineered the process of preparing audio for digital readiness for TuneIn, will now process additional streams, including 45+ more collegiate streams and 24/7 simulcasts of NBA TV, NFL Network, MSNBC, CNBC, and more.

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.