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Black Radio Pioneer Hal Jackson, Dead at 96

Pioneering African-American radio personality Hal Jackson — a fixture on New York’s airwaves for decades — has died, according to a statement posted on the WBLS website. Jackson was 96. In his seven-decade career in radio, Jackson accomplished many firsts: He was the first African-American radio announcer on network radio, the first black host of [...]