Indy & Cincy Chosen for Emmis Diversity Fellowship Program

Indy & Cincy Chosen for Emmis Diversity Fellowship Program

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Emmis Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:EMMS) has selected Indianapolis Radio (1070 WIBC, Real 97.1, Radio Now 93.1, and B105.7) and Cincinnati Magazine as the sites of this year's Emmis Diversity Fellowship experience.

In its second year, the Emmis Diversity Fellowship is designed to attract and develop talented college graduates. The chosen entities will be paired with a fellow, who will receive mentoring and an overview of the business while working toward his or her career goals. Fellowships run 18 months to two years. Current fellows are on the job at Atlanta Magazine (Chandra Thomas, assistant editor); Power 106 in Los Angeles (Mic King); and KMTV in Omaha (Christine Chin).

"One goal of our diversity program is to develop future leaders -- to develop our bench strength -- and the fellowships will help us get there," said Kelli Lester-Brown, Emmis staffing and diversity manager.

To be considered for the program, applicants must have received a bachelor's degree at a 4-year accredited college or university and achieved a minimum 3.0 accumulative Grade Point Average, based on a 4.0 scale (4.5 GPA required for schools on 6.0 scales).

Additional information can be found on the Emmis website, http://www.emmis.com/ , under the Jobs tab. Applications are being accepted through March for both fellowship opportunities.

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Emmis Communications is an Indianapolis-based diversified media firm with radio broadcasting, television broadcasting and magazine publishing operations. Emmis owns 23 FM and 2 AM domestic radio stations serving the nation's largest markets of New York, Los Angeles and Chicago as well as Phoenix, St. Louis, Austin, Indianapolis and Terre Haute, IN. In addition, Emmis owns a radio network, international radio stations, 16 television stations, regional and specialty magazines, and ancillary businesses in broadcast sales and book publishing.

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Source: Emmis Communications Corporation

CONTACT: Kate Snedeker of Emmis Communications Corporation,
+1-317-684-6576

Web site: http://www.emmis.com/

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