Jim Fosgate, who pioneered sound technology by inventing the first car stereo amplifier and launching an audio company in Heber, has died.
“Jim Fosgate was a true innovator and a passionate audiophile,” Bill Jackson, president and CEO of Rockford Fosgate, said“Whether it is your car stereo, your home audio system or your local movie theater, Jim’s work influenced everything we listen to today.”
That same year, Fosgate founded his own company based in Heber, which evolved into Rockford Fosgate . James Fosgate was born Dec. 5, 1937, in Indianapolis. His father, Louie Fosgate, was a radio and TV repairman; his mother, Vivian, was a nurse — and, according to the family, a perfectionist. As a teen, Fosgate built a portable radio out of scavenged parts and installed it on his cruiser bicycle.
In 1978, while working on a project in Prescott, Arizona, a woman knocked on his door. The woman, Norma, was an intern studying music therapy for autistic children, and always heard loud music playing from Fosgate’s home. The two fell in love, and Jim and Norma married in 1981. The family said they were soulmates and business partners, with Norma working alongside Jim as he developed his audio ideas.
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