Rick Cummings

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Originally from Cloverdale, Indiana, Rick Cummings became Emmis Broadcasting’s first program director in 1981 at the flagship station WENS-FM. In 1984, he was named Emmis’s national program director, launching KPWR-FM in Los Angeles, followed by WQHT-FM in New York and then the country’s first all-sports section, WFAN-AM/FM in New York. In 2002, he became president of the Radio Division of Emmis Communications, overseeing more than 20 radio stations. In 2008, he became president of programming for Emmis’s domestic radio group.

Rick Cummings was inducted into the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2011.

Indiana Broadcast Pioneers

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	Title	Station	Date Aired	Description
	Skyconcert '87 WENS Labor Day Fireworks Kurt Swadener Collection	WFBM/WRTV-TV	1987-09-12	Produced by: Rick Cummings; Promotion Coordinator: Jerianne Minnich; International Fireworks: Bob Casse; WRTV Producer/Director: Kurt Swadener; Photographers: Dave... (Read More)
Title Skyconcert '87 WENS Labor Day Fireworks Collection Kurt Swadener Collection Stations WFBM/WRTV-TV Date Aired 1987-09-12 Description Produced by: Rick Cummings; Promotion Coordinator: Jerianne Minnich; International Fireworks: Bob Casse; WRTV Producer/Director: Kurt Swadener; Photographers: Dave... (Read More)
		Rick Cummings' Hall of Fame Video Bio Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection	Indiana Broadcast Pioneers WENS KPWR WQHT WFAN	2011	Video bio of Rick Cummings, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2011. Produced by: Emmis Communications; Voice-over: David White; Post-production:... (Read More)
	Title Rick Cummings' Hall of Fame Video Bio Collection Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Collection Stations Indiana Broadcast Pioneers WENS KPWR WQHT WFAN Date Aired 2011 Description Video bio of Rick Cummings, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2011. Produced by: Emmis Communications; Voice-over: David White; Post-production:... (Read More)