Jake is a native Iowan, growing up in Indianola and has never moved out of this great state. Jake is a sports reporter and anchor at Local 5 in Des Moines, covering all things from Iowa to Iowa State to prep.
As a proud graduate of Simpson College in 2023, Jake had professional internships with WHO 13 and the Des Moines Buccaneers while becoming the nation’s first-ever D-III tennis player to capitalize on Name, Image and Likeness. Before college, Jake started his journalism career at SB Nation’s Wide Right & Natty Lite, blogging about Iowa State.
Andrew Downs, known to listeners as AD, began producing Murph and Andy in 2011 and has been with them ever since. After a 15-year career in radio, during which he oversaw an expansion of local shows and station reach, AD hung up the headphones in search of greener pastures. He landed at AKC Marketing in Johnston where he coordinates merchandise needs for a variety of companies and organizations. AD is a nearly lifelong resident of Urbandale where he lives with his wife Judy, son Charlie, and daughter Ginny.
