It was not an unfamiliar scene for me – flying at 35,000 feet. In this case, I was on my way to Las Vegas for the PRPD Conference on yet another Delta flight out of Detroit.
During the taxiing, I finished my New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. So I reached into that seat pocket in front of me and grabbed SKY, Delta’s very readable magazine.
And as I browsed through, I was pleasantly surprised to run across an article about radio. “Morning Zoo-Ology” highlighted six American morning shows – from PLJ’s Scott & Todd to 96X’s “Radio From Hell” (a show near and dear to us at Jacobs Media).
Also featured were WDVD/Detroit’s Blaine & Allyson, WEEI/Boston’s The Dennis & Callahan Show, Hot 107.9/Atlanta’s Rickey Smiley, and KLOVE/L.A.’s Omar y Argelia.
A couple of familiar “commentators” on radio – Michael Harrison and Tom Taylor – are richly quoted.
And the article refers to radio as “an American ‘art’ form.”
Whether your station is featured in SKY or not, it’s a great piece about something broadcast radio continues to do very successfully.
Jacobs Media has consistently walked the walk in the digital space, providing insights and guidance through its well-read national Techsurveys.
In 2008, jacapps was launched - a mobile apps company that has designed and built more than 1,300 apps for both the Apple and Android platforms. In 2013, the DASH Conference was created - a mashup of radio and automotive, designed to foster better understanding of the "connected car" and its impact.
Along with providing the creative and intellectual direction for the company, Fred consults many of Jacobs Media's commercial and public radio clients, in addition to media brands looking to thrive in the rapidly changing tech environment.
Fred was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2018.
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