Forget the jokes about Emmis Communications doing so badly that Jeff Smulyan is out in front of his office begging for money … Here the Emmis chairman and CEO is kicking off the Christmas season by manning a Salvation Army kettle set up in front of Emmis’ Indianapolis headquarters. The big elf with him on the right is Emmis COO/CFO Patrick Walsh. Emmis’ local Indianapolis station WIBC(FM) conducted a Salvation Army radiothon — which is what brought the brass down out of the corporate suite.
