Experienced Management

David F. Jacobs
Bert Goldman
Scott Jolokai

David F. Jacobs

Founder, President & CEO

David brings over 19 years of unparalleled broadcasting management, M&A and finance experience to the company. In 2005, David founded Independence Media Holdings, LLC to pursue radio station engineering upgrades and accommodations within a portfolio of acquired stations. As President & CEO of Independence Media, David was responsible for raising $50 million of equity & debt capital, completing station acquisitions, and overseeing station upgrades in Phoenix, Fort Wayne and Peoria. In addition, David established a broadcast construction business within Independence Media that, in its first year, managed the construction of three new FM tower sites and a new four-tower AM site, as well as the rebuilding of a 50kW six-tower AM site. In February 2009, David led the spin-out of the engineering and construction personnel from Independence Media, which formed the basis of Independence Broadcast Services, LLC.

Prior to forming Independence Media, David spent 12 years as an Investment Banker primarily focused on the broadcasting and media sectors. From 1999 – 2002, David was a Director in the Media Investment Banking Group at Credit Suisse First Boston and prior to that, David spent nine years at Bankers Trust Company/BT Alex Brown/Deutsche Bank, where he worked in both the Media Group and the Financial Sponsors Coverage Group. During his investment banking career, David was involved in more than 100 completed transactions in the media industry, including advising on $30 billion of mergers and acquisitions, and raising more than $23 billion of public and private equity and debt capital.

David graduated with honors from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Bert Goldman

Senior Vice President, Engineering

Bert contributes more than 35 years of broadcasting engineering experience to the Independence Broadcast team. Bert specializes in AM and FM spectrum analysis, the design of AM and FM facilities, engineering management and budgeting. As part of his responsibilities, Bert has coordinated the construction of numerous stations and transmitter sites throughout the United States. During his career, Bert has directly managed the engineering efforts as Vice President of Engineering at ABC/Disney, Nationwide Communications, Shamrock Broadcasting, Patterson Broadcasting and Independence Media.

Bert brings substantial technical expertise and real-world experience to the maximization of station potential. Bert has created and completed numerous station improvement projects, including station upgrades in more than half of the 25 largest radio markets. During his career, Bert has managed the engineering of more than 100 radio stations, including, the entire ABC Radio portfolio consisting of Radio Disney, ESPN stations, the ABC owned and operated stations and ABC Radio networks. Bert also developed ABC/Disney's acquisition strategy and was responsible for all engineering related budget requirements.

Bert has been heavily active in the development of digital radio broadcasting, including as a past chairman of the NAB FM Transmission Committee and the EIA DAR Field Test Task Group. Bert is a past member of the NAB Spectrum Integrity Task Force and was involved with the NRSC in evaluating IBOC digital broadcasting technology. He is also a member of the recently formed Broadcast Maximization Committee.

Bert graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Broadcasting and Management.

Scott Jolokai

Vice President, Construction and Project Management

Independence Broadcast benefits from Scott's decade of extensive experience in tower construction. Scott has designed and managed the construction of more than 200 new broadcasting and cellular tower sites throughout the United States. His experience includes the construction of all types of towers (e.g. guyed, self-supporting, monopole), elevated structures and Gin Pole construction up to 1,480 feet.

As Vice President of Construction and Project Management at Independence Broadcast, Scott understands how to manage a construction project from initial concept to completion by coordinating all aspects simultaneously, including the concrete & civil work, structural modifications, electrical, RF systems, lighting systems, new construction, rigging and heavy lift coordination, as well as extensive testing and troubleshooting.

Prior to joining Independence Broadcast and its predecessor, Scott worked as a project manager for Alcoa, Inc., Great Lakes Tower & Antenna Co. and STC Netcom. During his career, Scott has also managed broadcast and wireless tower and transmission facility build-outs, including AM, FM, in-plant, two-way, uhf/vhf, microwave, cellular and PCS for a wide variety of broadcasting clients and others including the U.S. Department of Homeland Defense, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, Ford Motor Company, Daimler Chrysler, and Boeing.

Scott is a Commtrain Certified Trainer and is certified for Anritsu, Osha 10 Hour, Man lift, Forklift, Andrews, Eupen, Crosby Group, Desert Turtle and Commscope.