Jeff Smulyan
Chairman and CEO, Emmis Communications
Favorite Teacher
Dr. Frank Jones
- University of Southern California
- Los Angeles, CA
- College
About Jeff Smulyan
Jeffrey Smulyan is the founder and CEO of Emmis Communications, an Indianapolis—based radio, TV and magazine publishing company with operations in 24 U.S. markets and Hungary, Belgium, Slovakia and Bulgaria. After operating two radio stations - WNTS in Indianapolis and KCRO in Omaha - Smulyan formed and became principal shareholder of Emmis in 1980. A public company since 1994, Emmis owns and operates 21 FM and 2 AM radio stations in the nation's largest markets. A cum laude graduate of the University of Southern California with a B.A. in History and Telecommunications, Smulyan earned a Juris Doctor degree from University of Southern California Law School, where he served as note and comment editor of the USC Law Review.
