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John J. Jackson, Jr. (November 25, 1941 ? ? March 17, 2004) was one of
MTV's 5 original VJs (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter,
and Martha Quinn).
He first gained prominence while working at WBCN in Boston in the late
1960s, then at KLOS in Los Angeles for 10 years. Jackson was one of the
first DJs to introduce Americans to The Who and Led Zeppelin. He was a
music reporter for KABC-TV when he was tapped as one of MTV's original "fab
five." As a VJ Jackson hosted the long awaited and much anticipated
"unmasking" of KISS.
After five years at MTV, Jackson returned to Los Angeles radio, first at
KROQ in 1987 then as program director of modern rock/alternative station
KEDG ("The Edge") until May of 1989. He later returned to KLOS, and hosted
the afternoon shift at smooth jazz station KTWV for one year.Jim Ladd's
"Radio Waves: Life & Revolution on the FM Dial"
Jackson suffered a massive heart attack and died on M
