Jackson, Hal

LC control no.	nr 99009131
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Jackson, Hal *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Jackson, Harold Baron
Affiliation	HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection)
Profession or occupation	Radio personalities
Found in	Aretha Franklin: queen of soul, 1988 [VR]: video cassette (Hal Jackson; narrator) WW Among African-Americans, 1998: (Hal Jackson; broadcasting industry specialist) The house that Jack built, 2001: CIP t.p. (Hal Jackson) CIP data sheet (b. 11-03-1915) The house that Jack built, 2003: CIP t.p. (Hal Jackson) galley (given name: Harold Baron Jackson; b. Nov. 3, 1915) New York times WWW site, May 25, 2012 (in obituary published May 24: Hal Jackson; b. Harold Baron Jackson, probably Nov. 3, 1915, Charleston, S.C.; d. Wednesday [May 23, 2012], Manhattan, aged 96; veteran broadcaster who broke down racial barriers, becoming one of the first black disc jockeys to reach a large white audience and an omnipresent voice on New York City radio for more than 50 years) HistoryMakers WWW site, viewed on April 27, 2020: Biography webpage (Radio personality and sports promoter Hal Jackson was born on November 3, 1914 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was the first African American inducted into the Broadcast Hall of Fame. He moved to Washington, D.C. at age fifteen. In the 1930s, Jackson was an announcer for Howard University and Griffith Stadium. In 1939, he landed his radio show on WINX in Washington, DC where he interviewed pioneering African Americans, highlighting community achievements. In 1949, Jackson began a television career, moving to New York with his radio show, The House that Jack Built. Jackson's civic works included busing underprivileged children to the Palisades Amusement Park to establishing Hal Jackson's Talented Teens International Scholarship Competition. Jackson's popularity allowed him to advocate for civil rights. He participated in numerous history-making events. Jackson hosted Sunday Classics on New York radio station WBLS for more than a decade. Jackson passed away on May 23, 2012 at age 97)