- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (8 video files (3 hr., 52 min., 37 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- 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.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with Hal Jackson
- Hal Jackson
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- OCLC
- 997164124
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Hal Jackson.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States. naf
- Playing Time
035237
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
- Event
Recorded New York, New York 2002 March 5.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Radio Personality Sports Promoter.
- Added Author
Jackson, Hal, interviewee.
Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer.
Stearns, Scott, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.