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 achievements was that he recognized punk rock at a time so many others dismissed it. LA station 100.3 The Sound has had a few Mighty Met retrospectives, and JJ Jackson has been mentioned often, and with great respect. I didn't get cable TV until the late 1980s (OK, if I'm honest, my older brother sometimes jacked the cable for either OnTV or SelectTV from a nearby utility pole, but that was it), so JJ's time on MTV isn't something I can speak of, but I'd have rather heard him between videos than Adam Curry.
On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 11:55 AM, K.M. Richards <[email protected]>wrote: > I am a contributor to the online radio aircheck site > ReelRadio<http://www.reelradio.com>. > 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 anniversary, ReelRadio has > digitized my copy of the aircheck of the last two hours of alternative > album rocker KEDG "The Edge" from 1989, which J.J. was program director of > (and which he considered to be the pinnacle of his radio work). > > This is the first time ReelRadio has featured an aircheck of an album rock > station; it concentrates on classic top-40 stations and DJs, but the > curator and I felt honoring the late Mr. Jackson was worth making the > exception. > > Hoping a few of you will be inclined to check it out. ReelRadio is a > non-profit site, so this is by no means a commercial plug. > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
