Jeff Smulyan, Chairman & CEO of Emmis Communications, has been a radio industry leader for decades, through the Indiana Broadcasters Association and the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington. Smulyan, the founder of Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications, has grown the company from one station in Shelbyville, Indiana, to one of the top radio operators in the country, with a portfolio of 21 radio stations from LA to Chicago. Emmis is the 8th largest publicly traded radio group in the U.S. based on total listeners.