Jeff Smulyan
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Jeffrey Smulyan born April 6, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana
is the founder and CEO of Emmis Communications
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He earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Southern California
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In the early 1990s Smulyan was an owner of the Seattle Mariners
. In 2005, Smulyan was in the running to purchase the Washington Nationals baseball team. The bid was unsuccessful.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
is the founder and CEO of Emmis Communications
Emmis Communications
Emmis Communications is a media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company owns radio stations and magazines in the United States, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria.-History:...
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He earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
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In the early 1990s Smulyan was an owner of the Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
. In 2005, Smulyan was in the running to purchase the Washington Nationals baseball team. The bid was unsuccessful.