Hal Jackson
Harold Baron " Hal " Jackson ( born November 3, 1915 in Charleston, South Carolina; † 23 May 2012) was an American radio and television presenter, who often successfully campaigned against racial discrimination.
Life
Hal Jackson, with seven years of orphan, grew up with relatives in Washington, DC, on. As a student of Howard University, he reported the first African American on the radio about football and basketball games. In 1939 he was the first African-American radio host, as he the show The Bronze Review headed for WINX in Washington with guests. Soon he had several programs at various radio stations (especially R & B) revolved around sports and music. In the spring and summer of 1949, Jackson also hosted a variety TV show from the Howard Theater in Washington.
1954 Jackson moved to New York. Again, he hosted music programs at various radio stations, including a jazz and R & B show. End of the 1950s he was suspected along with others, to have taken money from record companies to play their singles more frequently ( payola scandal ). He was released and made his way as a building cleaner. After the indictment was dismissed, Jackson was able to work again as a moderator.
After a short time in Philadelphia, he returned to New York. In addition to his radio shows Jackson concerts presented, inter alia, in Central Park. In the late 1960s he organized the contest Miss Black Teen America for African-American girls who were excluded from the Miss America Pageant. In 1971 he participated in the Inner City Broadcasting Corporation ( ICBC ), which included the first radio station owned by African Americans. Since 1984, he hosted the Sunday Morning Classics, a successful oldies radio show.