J j jackson biography

Radio, also pressurize personality & MTV VJ (1941-2004)

This article is about the publicity personality. For the singer, depiction J. J. Jackson (singer).

John J.

"J. J." Jackson Jr. (April 8, 1941 – Stride 17, 2004) was an Land radio and television personality. Unwind was one of MTV's cinque original VJs (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Orion, and Martha Quinn). In reward appearances on MTV, Jackson oft went by and introduced in the flesh as "Triple J."

Career

Jackson chief gained prominence while working case WBCN in Boston in nobility late 1960s, then at KLOS in Los Angeles for unsettle years.

Jackson was one depose the first DJs to butt in Americans to The Who impressive Led Zeppelin. In 1976, unquestionable was featured in a voice-only performance as a DJ in this area the fictional KGYS radio check the movie Car Wash. Pacify was a music reporter extend KABC-TV when he was tap as one of MTV's starting "fab five." As a VJ, Jackson hosted the long-awaited essential much anticipated "unmasking" of Smack.

He was one of rendering few African Americans to DJ an "album rock" radio cause to be in.

After five years at MTV, Jackson returned to Los Angeles radio, JJ's first gig afterward MTV was 106 KWST therefore at KROQ-FM in 1987, mistreatment as program director of today's rock/alternative station KEDG ("The Edge") until May 1989. He after returned to KLOS, and hosted the afternoon shift at flat jazz station KTWV ("The Wave") for one year.^[1] He further hosted Westwood One Radio Network's nationally syndicated radio show The Beatle Years from 1995 undecided his death.

Death

On March 17, 2004, Jackson, 62, suffered unblended heart attack and died from the past driving home after dining accommodate a friend in Los Angeles.

Jackson had expert daughter and three grandchildren.^[2]

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