Jackson, Michael (1934)

Michael (1934) Jackson,
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Name	Jackson, Michael (1934) Gender: M
Birthname	Michael Robin Jackson
born on	16 April 1934 at 01:20 (= 01:20 AM )
Place	London, England, 51n30, 0w10
Timezone	GMT h0e (is standard time)
Data source	From memory Rodden Rating A Collector: Rodden
Astrology data	25°22' 20°18 Asc. 10°05'

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Michael (1934) Jackson (1974)
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Biography

British-American radio and television show host and journalist with reports from 1963. His show rated first in its time slot in the New York area. Jackson was able to attract top politicians, celebrities and other news-makers on his talk radio show. He received the Golden Mike Award in 1984. In 1988, Queen Elizabeth II honoured the broadcaster with a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire joining two other journalists in the honour, Edward R. Murrow and Alistair Cooke. He was a British "brash colonial" who has learned to make a life for himself in America, not England.

Jackson was an emaciated kid during the London Blitz in World War II. While his father was stationed in the Royal Air Force in South Africa, Jackson boarded in a school south of London. As a boy, he held many fantasies of life in America and of living in Hollywood. The romance and glamour of big cars, Coca-Cola and beautiful women were an escape for a child subjected to the uncertainties of war in England. In 1945, Jackson's father returned to London and the family left on the first ship to South Africa to escape the post-war austerity of the UK. His father would later own a furniture factory.

As a teen, Jackson listened to Bing Crosby on his short-wave radio. Knowing that he was not attractive enough for the silver screen, Jackson planned a career as a radio announcer. At 16, he won a contest that got him into radio. His parents wanted him to get a degree and become a lawyer. Instead, Jackson learned the radio trade by applying himself to all facets of the business from setting up microphones for an orchestra, writing radio soap operas, to directing radio dramas at the age of 18. In 1956, he started all over again at the prestigious BBC in London. He emceed his own game show, announced television shows, and read the news broadcasts. Jackson knew his career limits in Britain and Europe. His colleagues considered the broadcaster a "brash colonial" who did not go to the "right" schools. At 24, Jackson made his decision almost out-of-the-blue to get on the next ship to the U.S. He arrived in the U.S. in 1958 and worked in radio studios in Springfield, Massachusetts and an overnight show in San Francisco.

In 1962, he made his move to Los Angeles, California and joined KHJ but was let go in six months because of the change in the station's radio format. Hired for KNX talk radio in 1962 Jackson was instructed to stay clear of controversy by avoiding politics, religion, sex, and race. In 1965, the conservative management fired Jackson for discussing the August Watts Riots. In 1966, he was picked up by KABC radio and remained with the station celebrating over 30 years on the air. In 1996, management came close to firing Jackson because they wanted to replace him with a conservative and confrontational talk radio host that could polarize the listening audience. Luckily for him, Disney bought the KABC management in 1996 and brought in contemporary thinking, broadcasters who respected Jackson's more liberal and non-combative talk radio style. His British accent allowed him to sound kind and soothing when asking difficult questions to Hillary Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and other well-known personalities. He used his voice as a "fist in a velvet glove." His local television shows in Los Angeles earned him seven Emmy awards. As guest host, he replaced Larry King on his CNN television show over 23 times. Jackson envisioned a future in which he would have his own TV talk show to go head to head against Larry King.

Jackson was able to live out his boyhood fantasy of living in Hollywood. He married Alana Ladd, the daughter of the late Hollywood actor, Alan Ladd in 1965. Their home in Bel-Air was full of Alan Ladd memorabilia from his Hidden Valley ranch. He and his wife had three children, Alan born in 1968, Alisa born in 1969 and Devon in 1976. Jackson became a grandfather in 1994. Because of his lack of an educational degree, Jackson worked extra hard in learning about and preparing for his questions for his guests. He read many newspapers to stay informed about world events. In preparing for his show, Jackson arrived a little over two hours before his broadcast. Extremely inquisitive and talkative, Jackson clung to his liberal views at a time when most radio talk show hosts were conservative such as Rush Limbaugh, Oliver North, and G. Gordon Liddy. Jackson learned his liberal views from his father who treated everyone in South Africa as equals. Charming, polite and considerate of his guests, he was the epitome of the true gentleman.

Michael Jackson died at his home in Los Angeles following a long battle with Parkinson's disease on 15 January 2022 at the age of 87.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

• spouse relationship with Ladd, Alana (born 21 April 1943). Notes: Happy

Events

• Work : New Career 1956 in London (Started at BBC)

• Family : Change residence 1958 (England to U.S.)

• Family : Change residence 1962 (Moved to Los Angeles)

• Work : New Job 1962 (Hired by KHJ talk radio)

• Work : New Job 1962 (Hired by KNX talk radio)

• Work : Fired/Laid off/Quit 1965 (Fired by KNX for controversy)

• Relationship : Marriage 1965 (Alana Ladd)

• Work : New Job 1966 (Hired by KABC talk radio)

• Family : Change in family responsibilities 1968 (Son born)

• Family : Change in family responsibilities 1969 (Daughter born)

• Family : Change in family responsibilities 1976 (Son born)

• Work : Prize 1984 (Golden Mike Award)

• Work : Gain social status 1988 (Member of British Empire by QEII)

• Family : Change in family responsibilities 1994 (Became grandfather)

• Death by Disease 15 January 2022 (Parkinson's, age 87)
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Source Notes

Church of Light quotes him on TV.

Categories

• Traits : Personality : Articulate

• Traits : Personality : Charismatic (Charming, a true gentleman)

• Family : Childhood : Memories Bad (Emaciated during WWII)

• Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Alana Ladd, daughter of Alan Ladd)

• Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (One)

• Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Three)

• Lifestyle : Work : Loss of job (Discussed controversial subjects on-air)

• Lifestyle : Work : Loves job

• Lifestyle : Work : Same Job more than 10 yrs (With KABC radio for over 30 years)

• Lifestyle : Work : Skills - Multi-faceted

• Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate (England to U.S.)

• Lifestyle : Home : Many moves

• Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease (Parkinson's)

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 87)

• Vocation : Entertainment : Radio/ D.J./ Announcer

• Vocation : Entertainment : TV host/ Personality (Local shows in Los Angeles)

• Vocation : Entertain/Business : Director (Radio dramas)

• Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script (Scripts for radio soap operas)

• Notable : Awards : Emmy (Seven)

• Notable : Awards : Vocational award (Golden Mike Award, Member of British Empire)

• Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession