When you have a celebration, you want plenty of cake and plenty of company, and that's exactly what happened Tuesday when Jacobs Media Corp. opened the doors to the business to celebrate its 70th anniversary.
WDUN/LAKE 94.5 listeners and AccessWDUN readers were invited to visit the media company on Thompson Bridge Road to share their memories from years past. They were able to take a behind-the-scenes tour of the broadcast and production studios, and then enjoy a slice of birthday cake.
For those of you who couldn't be here, you were missed! Whether you've been with us for 70 years or 70 days, we appreciate the fact that you trust Jacobs Media as a source for news, information and entertainment in North Georgia.
Sweet treats from Farmhouse Bakery are ready for our guests.
Mini cupcakes let everyone know we're 70 years strong today!
Cupcakes are topped with mini-flags featuring some of our logos through the decades.
When WDUN got its start in 1949, showmanship was the buzzword. Our anniversary cake featuring the WDUN snowman is a throwback to those early days.
Staff members sport 70th anniversary t-shirts.
Guests mix and mingle in the lobby of Jacobs Media.
A photo gallery celebrating the 70th Anniversary adorns a wall in the Jacobs Media lobby.
Listeners visited our studios in Gainesville, and some even took a few photos.
Susan Daniel (left) visits with Dallas Gay (center) and Bobby Gay.
Jacobs Media staff members chat with Josh Presley and Gene Anderson, county extension agents who both have served as co-hosts on WDUN's Home Grown.
WDUN's Alyson Shields (right) shares a little history lesson with a long-time WDUN listener.
Gene Anderson (second from right) has just retired as the co-host of Home Grown, one of the longest-running locally-produced shows on WDUN.
The anniversary celebration was a perfect time for listeners and readers to catch up with the Jacobs Media family and each other.
Gainesville Mayor Danny Dunagan (second from left) stopped in for the celebration.
A.D. Watson (left) chats with Anna Jacobs (center) and Joel Williams.
Jacobs Media engineer Sandy Griffin (left) and WDUN news anchor Rebecca Hubbard (right).
Pictured left to right are Chip Frierson, Jean Pethel, Martha Jacobs and Joy Holmes.
The refreshment crew is on duty! Pictured left to right: Josh Taylor, Karen Elliott, Joy Holmes, Susan Hopkins and Gwynn Taylor.
WDUN's Joel Williams and Caleb Hutchins visit with a couple of listeners as they tour the WDUN newsroom.
Jacobs Media owner Jay Jacobs (left) poses in front of the 70th photo gallery with his longtime friend Chip Frierson (right).
Sisters Deborah Abercombie (second from left) and Kay Herrin (far right) have been longtime WDUN listeners.
You can't have a party without lots of snacks!
Martha Jacobs watches the 70th Anniversary video featuring footage of her husband the late John W. Jacobs, Jr., the founder of Jacobs Media Corporation.
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