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Richard Jacobs: from footballer to international cameraman to

multimedia lecturer in Aruba

ORANJESTAD – Richard E.
Jacobs Jr. is currently a
guest lecturer in multime-
dia at Ibero American High
School. Jacobs has a long
and successful trajectory
in the world of television;
but before entering televi-
sion, his first love was soc-
cer. In an interview with our
reporter, Jacobs tells a bit
about his career in soccer
and multimedia.

From a young age, be-
cause his father played
soccer, Jacobs followed in part of Aruba’s national he started participating.
his father’s footsteps and team, representing our is- “I started going deeper into
began playing soccer too. land in elimination games it. For filming, I began when
At a young age he moved for the World Cup in 1994, I was 14, filming various ac-
to the Netherlands and 1998 and 2002. He was also tivities around Aruba with a
from that moment contin- part of the Aruba team for big camera. I always liked
ued developing in his sport. the Caribbean Champion- filming. That’s how I started,
Half of his career was in ship Shell Cup, and in the and as I grew up I gained
the Netherlands where he year 2000 he was part of more experience.”
played for big teams. Af- the Aruban team that beat
terwards he came back to the Puerto Rican team 4-2. Jacobs worked in TeleA-
Aruba and played in vari- ruba, and after that he got
ous youth teams and rep- Jacobs studied in the elec- the opportunity to work doing multimedia work and
resented Aruba in Santo trical sector in Aruba and in ATV and at this time he the school approached Finalizing, Jacobs says that
Domingo, among others. after finishing his studies gained a lot of experience him to start teaching in the what he likes the most
in Aruba he moved to the in the world of television. MultiMedia department in about teaching at the
Jacobs says that during his Netherlands to continue order to introduce the sub- school is inspiring the kids,
soccer career he won dif- studying electronica. Internationally, he worked ject to the students. “They who have an open win-
ferent individual awards. During his studies in the at different TV stations and found accreditation for this dow to the world of multi-
Among others, he won go- Netherlands, Jacobs says, programs. He says that and after six years teach- media. “Maybe you are a
algetter in a championship there was a department he worked with CNN, Fox, ing, this is the only school very creative person, you
twice, and was MVP of a that would photograph NBC, as cameraman for that is currently giving com- can do a lot with multime-
championship twice. He and film here and there, the Larry King show, and plete multimedia lessons,” dia and what I like is that
also won best striker. but mostly photograph. He he worked as cameraman Jacobs emphasized. when I give an assignment,
went to experience this, also for Nancy Grace at “You learn everything re- I want for them to do it the
During the 1990s, he was and loved it so much that that time. garding filming, editing, best that they can, better
you learn video editing, than me. The goal is to push
The transition from televi- and you learn to work with these children to use their
sion to school happened Photoshop, restore images, creativity and experience
because his two daughters make posters, you learn ev- the world of multimedia,
attended Ibero American erything regarding social through which they can ex-
High School, and during the media. We also teach the press themselves in differ-
years they were enrolled, technical aspect a bit of ent ways.”q
they realized that he was the work of IT”, he added.