Hal Jackson was a broadcaster who broke a number of barriers and worked hard to bring balance in a field dominated by whites. The pioneering disc jockey was born November 3, 1915.
Harold Baron Jackson was born in Charleston, S.C. and was raised in Washington, D.C. after losing both parents as a boy. His career began as a sportswriter for the “Washington Afro-American” paper, then he moved to broadcasting and became, by some accounts, the first Black play-by-play sports announcer for Howard University and the now-demolished Griffith Stadium.
In 1939, Jackson’s broadcasting career took off with “The Bronze Review,” a nightly talk show program on the WINX station. (READ MORE)
