previously reported<\/a> by Inside Radio, Mike Stern is leaving the consultancy to join Zimmer Communications as Director of Programming.<\/p>\n\u201cThe core of the company will remain intact, but true to the Jacobs Media tradition, we\u2019ll be making some changes to ensure we\u2019re aligned with client and industry needs,\u201d Paul Jacobs says. \u201cOur primary focus will be helping clients with their overall strategies, including digital transformation and building profitable digital revenue programs. That\u2019s what broadcasters need in 2026 and beyond, and that\u2019s where we\u2019ll focus.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jacobs Media will also continue its Techsurveys research covering commercial, public and Christian music radio. Fred Jacobs will remain involved in the design and implementation of the studies.<\/p>\n
Registration for Techsurvey 2027, conducted in collaboration with Inside Radio, opens this week. The study will field in January and February and will mark the company’s 22nd survey of commercial radio listeners.<\/p>\n
Jacobs Media’s Industry Contributions<\/p>\n
During Fred Jacobs\u2019 tenure, Jacobs Media introduced a series of initiatives that helped shape radio\u2019s development, including the classic rock format, radio\u2019s early mobile applications, audience research and industry events.<\/p>\n
The company launched jacapps in 2008 as radio\u2019s first mobile app developer. Other initiatives include its Techsurveys, DASH Conferences and executive tours of CES in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Fred Jacobs was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2018. He and Paul Jacobs received the NAB National Radio Award in 2022, and Fred has earned numerous other industry honors in Michigan and beyond.<\/p>\n
Although he will no longer lead the company day to day, Fred Jacobs says he plans to remain active in the industry through research, consulting and speaking engagements.<\/p>\n
\u201cStarting next year, my day-to-day life will change, but I\u2019ll still be reading the trades, checking the ratings, offering suggestions to Paul, talking strategy with select clients, giving the occasional speech or presentation, and working on the Techsurveys,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut after nearly 4 million miles on Delta (mostly domestic), it\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n
He adds, \u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing run, and I\u2019m feeling nothing but gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jacobs Media founder and President Fred Jacobs will step down from his leadership role at the end of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":952355,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,17846,136,44],"class_list":["post-952354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-free","tag-music","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=952354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/952354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/952355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=952354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=952354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=952354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}