Bill Jackson (television personality)
Bill Jackson | |
|---|---|
 Children's television show host Bill Jackson greets viewers at a personal appearance at a Chicago area mall, 1969. | |
| Born | Bill Ray Jackson September 15, 1935 Unionville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 2022 (aged 86) Paso Robles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Jo |
| Career | |
| Show | Popeye and Little Rascals' Club Mickey Mouse Club (local-Indianapolis) The Bill Jackson Show Clown Alley Here Comes Freckles Cartoon Town The BJ and Dirty Dragon Show BJ's Bunch Gigglesnort Hotel Firehouse Follies |
| Station(s) | KTVO WLWI WBBM-TV WFLD WGN-TV WNBC-TV WLS-TV |
Bill Ray Jackson (September 15, 1935[1] – January 17, 2022) was an American television personality, cartoonist and educator. He was best known for having hosted the children's programs The BJ and Dirty Dragon Show and Gigglesnort Hotel.[2]
Jackson died on January 17, 2022 in Paso Robles, California from problems caused by COVID-19 at the age of 86.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Details for B Jackson, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009" — FamilySearch.org". Archived from the original on 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ↑ Caro, Mark (1 October 2009). "Catching up with local children's TV legend Bill Jackson". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ "Remembering Chicago children's television legend Bill Jackson". WGN Radio. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ↑ "Bill Jackson, mainstay of Chicago children's television, dies at 86". WGN 9. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
Other websites
- Bill Jackson's official website Archived 2007-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Thanks to TV Party.com for the information
- Bill Jackson on IMDb
- BJ & Dirty Dragon Photo Gallery Archived 2009-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Tribune
- BJ & Dirty Dragon Show Archived 2018-10-09 at the Wayback Machine various clips