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When Keith
Jackson was created, they threw the mold away. Imitations
abound, but there is only one Keith Jackson.
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Highly respected
and admired by his colleagues in both the broadcast and
sports press, Keith Jackson is a product of his roots and
early experiences. Born in Georgia, Keith grew up picking
cotton and plowing fields, and studying by kerosene lamp.
Determined and focused on his goals, Keith entered
Washington State University on the G.I. Bill of Rights. From
KOMO-TV, Seattle, where he found a job upon graduation doing
the evening news and doubling as a sportscaster, Keith
Jackson went on to become one of the greats in the field. He
made history in 1958 with the first live broadcast of a
sporting event(crew) from the Soviet Union to the
U.S.
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Jackson served as
play-by-play announcer for ABC's coverage of college
football for over 30 years before retiring after the
1998-1999 season. His partnership with college sports,
connecting the broadcasting booth to the campus, is a near
perfect match.
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Keith's long and
illustrious career, marked by numerous awards, covers a
variety of sports such as NCAA Basketball championships,
major league baseball, boxing and championship auto racing.
Throughout his sportscasting career, spanning 31 different
countries, his simple broadcast philosophy
prevails--"Amplify, Clarify and Punctuate and let the viewer
draw his or her own conclusion."
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