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| From | Michael McCartney <michaelmccartney@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | JJ Jackson |
| Date | Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:33:30 -0800 (PST) |
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Here's a news story about the passing of "Triple J"
from Los Angeles that appeared this morning:
JJ Jackson
Died, March 17, 2004
JJ Jackson Has Died
(March 18, 2004) JJ Jackson, one of the early MTV
jocks and long-time Los Angeles Radio People, died
last night of an apparent heart attack while driving
home from dinner.
JJ worked afternoon drive when he arrived at KLOS from
WBCN-Boston in 1969. He spent a decade there. Later in
the 1980s, JJ worked at KDAY, KWST, KROQ and KMPC/fm,
which later became KEDG ("The Edge"). In late 1994, JJ
began hosting "The Beatle Years," a syndicated series
airing on 200 stations nationwide. He spent many years
at Westwood One. He returned to KLOS in 2000 to host
"The Seventh Day." Most recently, JJ worked afternoon
drive at KTWV, "The WAVE."
It's a sad moment for radio. As a programmer who
always carried "The Beatle Years" at every station
that I worked at, I found that JJ was one of the most
generous guys to deal with. He often went beyond the
call of duty when it came to liners that most
professionals in syndicated programming wouldn't even
consider. As an example, he cut bits for us for our
anniversary show. For a Hawaiian "rinky dink" morning
show at a small radio station out in the middle of the
Pacific Ocean? This gentleman had class. This Maui
boy will miss him dearly.
Michael McCartney
KEAO / KONI / KPMW
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