About Hal Jackson
Harold Baron Jackson was an American disc jockey and radio personality who broke a number of color barriers in American radio broadcasting. In 1990, Hal Jackson was the first minority inducted into the National Association of Broadcaster's Hall of Fame. In the 1940s, he became one of the first African American radio sports announcers, broadcasting Howard's home baseball games and the Homestead Grays Negro league baseball games. In 1940, he became the first African American host at WINX in Washington with The Bronze Review, a nightly interview program. By 1954, he became the first radio personality to broadcast three daily shows on three different New York stations.
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