Jeffrey Howard Smulyan was born on April 6,1947 and is the founder and chief executive officer of Emmis Communications.
11 Facts About Jeff Smulyan
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Jeff Smulyan's father owned the local Howard Johnson's motel franchise and was president of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck.
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Jeff Smulyan held the largest interest and contributed $35 million while the remainder was contributed by Morgan Stanley ; other investors ; and the remainder via bank financing.
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Jeff Smulyan, who became of a pariah in the town, put the team up for sale in 1991, hoping to break an escape clause that could mean he would sell for a high price over $100 million; the league privately pushed for a move to Tampa.
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Jeff Smulyan said he did not meet with the prospective buyers before the sale was approved by other baseball owners.
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In 2005, Jeff Smulyan was one of the final eight bidders vying to buy the Washington Nationals, but Ted Lerner ended up winning the bid.
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In 1994, Jeff Smulyan was named by the White House to head the US Delegation to the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union.
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Jeff Smulyan is a former director of the National Association of Broadcasters, former chair of the Radio Advertising Bureau, past chair of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, and a member of other civic boards and committees.
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Jeff Smulyan serves on the board of trustees of his alma mater, University of Southern California.
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Jeff Smulyan has received the Indianapolis Business Journal's Mike Carroll Award for civic leadership, and he was named an Indiana Living Legend by the Indiana Historical Society.
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Jeff Smulyan has three children: Samantha, Cari and Bradley, and two grandchildren.