Shank
Dec 5th 2006, 07:26 PM
Jacob will trade camera for camo
KY3 news release
Veteran journalist and KY3 News anchor, Jerry Jacob, will leave the station in January. KY3 President and General Manager Mike Scott and News Director Jeff Benscoter said Jacob will join the Army, leaving for basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., on Jan. 11.
"I tried to enlist five years ago, the day after 9/11, and was told to forget it -- I was too old. Then, a few months ago, the Army hiked its maximum enlistment age to 42. Obviously the need for soldiers is still there, so off I go. I find it much more impressive that people in their teens enlist than someone like me. It’s nowhere near the sacrifice for me in my 40s," said Jacob.
"Jerry has been a valuable member of the KY3 family and we will certainly miss him. However, I have a great deal of respect for his decision to serve his country. This should be no surprise since he has always shown a tremendous commitment to our community," said Scott.
“Jerry has been a tremendous asset to KY3 News and to the Ozarks. We were lucky to have him at KY3 for nearly 12 great years. Even though Jerry was a very serious journalist with high ideals, he also understood the lighter side of life and took as much time telling a wonderful Ozarks feature story as an investigative piece," said Benscoter.
As KY3 News anchor, Jacob covered many of the biggest stories affecting our country and the Ozarks. Jacob covered local victims of the World Trade Center attack in New York City, field-anchored KY3 News coverage of the deadly tornadoes in Pierce City and Stockton, and was on the scene in Mississippi with live reports featuring local relief efforts the day after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. He moderated many of the major political debates, most recently the October U.S. Senatorial debate between Jim Talent and Claire McCaskill.
KY3 news release
Veteran journalist and KY3 News anchor, Jerry Jacob, will leave the station in January. KY3 President and General Manager Mike Scott and News Director Jeff Benscoter said Jacob will join the Army, leaving for basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., on Jan. 11.
"I tried to enlist five years ago, the day after 9/11, and was told to forget it -- I was too old. Then, a few months ago, the Army hiked its maximum enlistment age to 42. Obviously the need for soldiers is still there, so off I go. I find it much more impressive that people in their teens enlist than someone like me. It’s nowhere near the sacrifice for me in my 40s," said Jacob.
"Jerry has been a valuable member of the KY3 family and we will certainly miss him. However, I have a great deal of respect for his decision to serve his country. This should be no surprise since he has always shown a tremendous commitment to our community," said Scott.
“Jerry has been a tremendous asset to KY3 News and to the Ozarks. We were lucky to have him at KY3 for nearly 12 great years. Even though Jerry was a very serious journalist with high ideals, he also understood the lighter side of life and took as much time telling a wonderful Ozarks feature story as an investigative piece," said Benscoter.
As KY3 News anchor, Jacob covered many of the biggest stories affecting our country and the Ozarks. Jacob covered local victims of the World Trade Center attack in New York City, field-anchored KY3 News coverage of the deadly tornadoes in Pierce City and Stockton, and was on the scene in Mississippi with live reports featuring local relief efforts the day after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. He moderated many of the major political debates, most recently the October U.S. Senatorial debate between Jim Talent and Claire McCaskill.