Re: [TV orNotTV] Tribute to the late J.J. Jackson (original MTV VJ)

Thanks for sharing, K.M. To me, JJ will be best known as an LA DJ during the KMET/KLOS era of freeform rock 'n' roll in the late 1970s/early 1980s. Jim Ladd wrote fondly of him in his sort-of true story "Radio Waves" that highlighted that time in radio history. Among his most noteworthy achievemen

[TV orNotTV] Tribute to the late J.J. Jackson (original MTV VJ)

I am a contributor to the online radio aircheck site ReelRadio. And this morning that site "broke format" to pay tribute to J.J. Jackson, best known as "the black VJ" during MTV's first five years. He passed away ten years ago tomorrow, and to mark that sad anniversa