text: **How we did it**
  Operationally, we were on top of our game last year. However, 
  as I said, I know that the past year’s performance really only 
  matters if it reflects on what we’ll do in the coming year. The 
  good news is, it does. We performed at these high levels not 
  by doing something unusual, but by operating the way Emmis 
  has always operated, and the way we always will. 
  
  But our people refused to be slowed by those challenges. 
  Instead, they worked through them. They innovated, hustled 
  and focused. And they produced. 
  
  Our radio division’s revenue growth led our markets and the 
  industry – in our fiscal year, our group was up 4.5 percent 
  while our markets were up 2.7 percent and the industry only 
  1 percent. Based on this kind of performance, we have con- 
  sistently ranked among the nation’s leaders in per-station 
  revenue, and we continue to produce top-rated programming 
  in markets across the nation. 
  
  First of all, we focus on assembling and maintaining the best 
  teams in our markets. We have traditionally had the top 
  salespeople, creative and technical professionals, news 
  staffs, managers and support staff in every city where we 
  operate. Their peers turn to them for industry leadership, 
  honor them with awards and copy them at every opportunity. 
  We invest in these people, giving them industry-leading ben- 
  efits packages, great opportunities and the tools they need to 
  succeed. This has always been a hallmark of Emmis, and it 
  won’t change. 