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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below, hereby constitutes and appoints Walter Z. Berger, J. Scott Enright and
Norman H. Gurwitz, or any of them, her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution for her in any and all capacities, to
the annual report of Emmis Communications Corporation on Form 10-K under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2000, and
any amendments thereto, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary in
connection with such matters and hereby ratifying and confirming all that each
of such attorneys-in-fact and agents or his substitute or substitutes may do or
cause to be done by virtue hereto.


Dated:  June 27, 2000                                   /s/ Jeffrey H. Smulyan
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                                                        Jeffrey H. Smulyan

















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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below, hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Smulyan, J. Scott Enright and
Norman H. Gurwitz, or any of them, his attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution for him in any and all capacities, to
sign the annual report of Emmis Communications Corporation on Form 10-K under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2000,
and any amendments thereto, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary in connection with such matters and hereby ratifying and confirming
all that each of such attorneys-in-fact and agents or his substitute or
substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereto.

Dated:  June 27, 2000                            /s/ Walter Z. Berger
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                                                Walter Z. Berger

















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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below, hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Smulyan, Walter Z. Berger, J.
Scott Enright and Norman H. Gurwitz, or any of them, his attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in any and
all capacities, to sign the annual report of Emmis Communications Corporation on
Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended
February 29, 2000, and any amendments thereto, and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of such attorneys-in-fact and agents or
his substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereto.


Dated:  June 27, 2000                           /s/ Richard A. Leventhal
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                                               Richard A. Leventhal

















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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below, hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Smulyan, Walter Z. Berger, J.
Scott Enright and Norman H. Gurwitz, or any of them, his attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in any and
all capacities, to sign the annual report of Emmis Communications Corporation on
Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended
February 29, 2000, and any amendments thereto, and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of such attorneys-in-fact and agents or
his substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereto.



Dated:  June 27, 2000                             /s/ Doyle L. Rose
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                                                  Doyle L. Rose

















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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below, hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Smulyan, Walter Z. Berger, J.
Scott Enright and Norman H. Gurwitz, or any of them, his attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in any and
all capacities, to sign the annual report of Emmis Communications Corporation on
Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended
February 29, 2000, and any amendments thereto, and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of such attorneys-in-fact and agents or
his substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereto.


Dated:  June 27, 2000                               /s/ Gary L. Kaseff
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                                                    Gary L. Kaseff




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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears
below, hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey H. Smulyan, Walter Z. Berger, J.
Scott Enright and Norman H. Gurwitz, or any of them, his attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in any and
all capacities, to sign the annual report of Emmis Communications Corporation on
Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended
February 29, 2000, and any amendments thereto, and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of such attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of such attorneys-in-fact and agents or
his substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereto.



Dated:  June 27, 2000                                /s/ Greg A. Nathanson
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                                                     Greg A. Nathanson