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Emmis Communications Corp. employees give $92,000 to New Orleans

New Orleans CityBusiness, May 26, 2006 by CityBusiness Staff Report

Emmis Communications Corp., parent company of New Orleans' WVUE- TV (Fox 8), today announced its Emmis Relief Fund has given $92,000 to the New Orleans City Park.

The funds were contributed by Emmis employees and will be applied to restoration efforts in the amusement park portion of the City Park, which includes Louisiana's only antique wooden carousel, featuring a menagerie of 54 carved animals. The Emmis gift will be used to help restore the carousel and repair other rides and features of the amusement park.

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We believe that the revitalization of the City Park will benefit generations of New Orleans residents, said Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan. The City Park is largely self-sustaining, and the amusement park generates 10 percent of the park's total revenues. Getting the rides up and running again is critical to the restoration and success of this city treasure.

Since the storm, it has been a major goal of City Park to restore our turn-of-the-century amusement park, said Bob Becker, CEO of the City Park Improvement Association. This park, which houses family rides and our historic carousel, has been an iconic attraction in the city for many years. It has been missed by our children and our families, and we are very grateful to the employees of Emmis Communications and WVUE for assisting in our recovery effort.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Emmis employees were invited to donate

to relief efforts through the Emmis Relief Fund; they were told the

Smulyan Family Foundation, funded by Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan, would match

their donations to a maximum of $25,000. Company employees from Honolulu

to Hungary gave a total of $59,169, far exceeding expectations, and

Smulyan decided to increase his match limit to double the entire amount

to a grand total of $118,338.

Last year, a portion of this total was given to WVUE-TV employees who were personally affected by Katrina. With the announced gift to the City Park, all Katrina-designated Emmis relief funds will be dispersed.

Emmis Communications Corp. employees give $92,000 to New Orleans

New Orleans CityBusiness, May 26, 2006 by CityBusiness Staff Report

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