Obituary: Tom Severino

Originally posted July 2009

Tom Severino, 57, general manager of Emmis radio stations in Indianapolis, died Sun., July 5, after a five-month battle with lung cancer. Severino spent three decades in radio, including 15 years with Emmis in Cincinnati and Indianapolis. In 2003 and 2004, he was named No. 1 in Radio Ink magazine's list of top 50 general managers in America in the medium-market category.