Monroe Jost, founder of J&S Audio Visual (JSAV), passed away on April 6, 2019. I had the fortune to serve on a number of InfoComm committees with Monroe and he was defined his booming voice, southern charm and pure kindness. Monroe was a pioneer and innovator. For example, he was one of the first AV […]

The founder of Atlanta-based Total AV, Stephen Baron Goot, 73, died earlier this month after an undisclosed surgery. As many of you know, Stephen Goot founded Total AV Services (TAVS) in 1973 and pioneered many of the techniques used by rental companies today, e.g. electronic inventory tracking, event product staging techniques and many of the […]

RTI announced today the loss of the company’s founder and CEO John Demskie, who passed away unexpectedly at his Florida home on Thursday, September 15, 2016. Demskie was 48. “John was a true pioneer in home automation,” said Mike Everett, vice president of sales and marketing, Americas, for RTI. “His passion for designing and creating […]

AV industry icon Edward D. Matthews III, chairman and founder of Visix, Inc., passed away in his sleep the evening of February 15, 2016 at his home in Atlanta, Ga. at the age of 73. For almost 50 years, Ed Matthews has been a fixture in the AV industry, and been a key player as […]