=I’m bummed out that Chicago greats Bob Stroud and Kevin Matthews didn’t get in this year despite being nominees, but the list of inductees announced this week for the National Radio Hall of Fame is still quite impressive, and includes (Snip)
.... Emmis CEO Jeff Smuylan....
I realize Emmis USED to be a major force (WFAN, HOT97, KPWR, Q101) but they are out of radio or much of anything else relevant even though they are trying to reinvent themselves. They exited their hometown of Indianapolis and are selling off their last 2 in NYC 1 being an LMA as of last month.
He is widely known as a good guy for being corporate, but how can you be in the Hall of Fame if you ultimately sold out and gave up, instead of actually growing and competing?