Bob Jacobs

Director of Media Services; Chief of News and Information
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC

Education

• B.S., Recording Industry Management/Broadcast Journalism 1982

Highlights

• Plans, organizes, coordinates and directs the dissemination of all electronic, print and broadcast news media for NASA’s programs, activities and policies
• Developed a state-of-the-art digital system to collect, process, distribute, and broadcast news and information by NASA Headquarters and all agency field centers.
• Involved in the development, testing and implementation of AP’s Electronic News Production System (ENPS) for the BBC.
• Emmy Award-winning writer and producer.
• 16 years of television journalism experience, and 10 years of senior broadcast news and technology development management experience.