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*Someone once told me “It’s not how you start out in life, but how you end it that really matters. Becoming a legend was never my intention, but apparently it was part of my life’s plan.” Those words were written by trailblazing broadcaster Hal Jackson, born Harold Baron Jackson, in his autobiography, The House that [...]
*Alicia Keys paid tribute to black radio pioneer Hal Jackson on Thursday at his funeral held in Harlem. Friends and family gathered at Riverside Church to pay their respects to the iconic DJ, who passed away last week at age 97. Keys, one of the speakers at the service, told attendees, “I’m sorry for our [...]
*How are you?” said the soothing voice at the start of his very popular Sunday Classics show on WBLS-FM. “This is Hal Jackson, the host that loves you the most, welcoming you to ‘The House That Jack Built.’ We’re rolling out the musical carpet, and we’ll be spinning a few just for you. So come [...]
*Radio legend Hal Jackson has passed. Jackson died today at the age of 97. At EUR press time, the cause of death was not revealed Jackson was born in Charleston, South Carolina and grew up in Washington, D.C. where he was educated at Howard University. According to Wikipedia, Jackson began his broadcasting career as the [...]
*I shamefully admit that I’ve never been to the infamous New York City Audubon Ballroom where slain civil rights pioneer Malcolm X met his demise on February 21, 1965. So just imagine how amazed I was when I found myself standing in the room — and not too far from –where he was fatally shot. [...]
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