John W. "Jake" Dunlop, a pioneer in public broadcasting, died June 2, 2014 in Gulf Breeze, FL. He was born August 29, 1928 in Elizabeth City, NJ, the son of S. Dudley Dunlop and Mary Lott Dunlop. Jake is survived by his wife, Patricia Anne "Patsy" Dunlop; his children, Susan Dunlop, Sharon (and John) McIntyre, Kerry Topper, Dan (and Scotti) Dunlop, and Colleen Furano; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Dudley Dunlop. Jake loved entertaining his grandchildren with tall tales of his innumerable adventures. He enjoyed antiquing, cruising, gardening, collecting tobacco cutters and duck decoys, and Saturday morning trips to the hardware store. Jake cherished memories of Peggy's Cove, Pemaquid Harbor, Beaufort, NC, and Sapphire Beach. In his final years he was the devoted caregiver of his beloved wife, Patsy. In the early days of television Jake played every role imaginable: producer, director, actor, program host, fundraiser, and station manager. Above all, he was an educator. Throughout his 40-year career in broadcasting he worked successfully to bring quality educational and public affairs programming to people living in remote areas where television signals didn't typically reach. Jake began his public television career as a producer-director, joining Iowa State University as it was preparing to launch WOI-TV- the nation's first educational television station. He would later direct public television operations for Alabama Educational Television, Maine Educational Television Network, Vermont Educational Television, and the University of North Carolina Center for Public Television. He also worked for the Ford Foundation from 1968 to 1970, laying the foundation for a public television service in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Jake was an Emmy Award Winner; a recipient of the North Carolina Order of the Long Leaf Pine; member of the N.C. Association of Broadcasters' Hall of Fame; member of the PBS Committee on Volunteerism; and former member Board of Trustees of the Eastern Educational Network. Most importantly, he was greatly loved.