Jeff Jacoby is an American sound and radio artist. His programs and artworks have been heard on NPR,

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and other broadcast venues, and in festivals and galleries nationwide. He is a Professor of Media Art in the Department of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts at

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Career

Jacoby founded Living Sound Productions in 1980 (a full service production company). He was a commissioned artist for the

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in 2003, and has served on the faculty of

Quinnipiac University Quinnipiac University () is a private university in Hamden, Connecticut. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees through its College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Engineering, School of C ...

and The Digital Audio Project at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT, and on the board of The National Radio Project in

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. His ongoing projects include The Traveling Radio Show (a creative radio program), Into Sonic Space (a sound art series), and The Freedom Fries (an activist artist's collective).

Honors and awards

Jacoby has earned five major awards from The

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, an

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in 2001 for his sound design work, Emmy nominations in 1999 and 2003, two

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Golden Eagles, two Benjamin Franklin awards, and two Crystal Radios, among other honors.

References

External links

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Jeff Jacoby's WebsiteTraveling Radio Show
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