Last month, the Super Bowl came to Motown, and of course, every local station scrambled to get their arms around the event. Happily, our clients – WRIF and WCSX – each did a great job. Drew & Mike did some of their best radio from downtown Detroit, interviewing everybody from Marcus Allen to Charlie Gibson. CSX, meanwhile, "crashed" 94 parties on Super Bowl Sunday.
Last week, Olympic ice dancers Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, did their best job ever, and in the "Kiss and Cry Room" after their performance, they gave a shout-out to WRIF’s Drew & Mike (video).
Turns out Tanith and Ben have listened to the show for years, and have been tuning in the WRIF stream while in Italy. The power (and fun) of local radio – not available from your iPod or XM.
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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