Jamie Jackson
ReporterJamie is an award-winning, Emmy nominated broadcast journalist who serves as a host and reporter for WJCT Public Media.
He began his broadcast career in television in high school as a reporter trainee at WPXI Channel 11, the NBC affiliate in Pittsburgh. He went on to work as a television news anchor, reporter, producer and radio host for CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS, TBN and NPR affiliates in Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Kansas, Florida and Indiana.
For several years in high school and college, he worked as a columnist for The Pittsburgh Courier, a historic African American newspaper in Pennsylvania. Jamie also worked as a communications director and press secretary in the U.S. House of Representatives. He currently serves as host of “Just In With Jamie Jackson” for American Urban Radio Networks and previously covered the White House for AURN as a correspondent.
Jamie’s work has been met with recognition and awards from several organizations including, the Indiana Broadcast Association, the NAACP, the Virginia Farm Bureau and the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He has volunteered for several charities including United Way, the Hanna Community Center, Read to Succeed and Habitat for Humanity.
Jamie holds a bachelor's degree in justice studies and been a guest lecturer at West Chester University and Wheaton College.
He’s the CEO of The Jackson Dream Homes Team, a real estate company based in Jacksonville.
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School district contractors are offering generous sign-on bonuses to attract drivers with school starting in less than two weeks. -
Jacksonville City Councilman Rory Diamond is proposing to let people build Accessory Dwelling Units on their property. They could rent out the structures to help weather inflation and create more homes. -
The veterinarians say Huk will need multiple procedures as he recovers but continues eating and resting comfortably on his pain medications. -
People are waiting hours to get into Peach Cobbler Factory, the new dessert shop in Fairfax. The owners are already planning another. -
Ninety-three percent of Duval schools received an A, B or C in grades released Thursday. -
Jacksonville pharmacists Derick McElveen and Theron Douglas have formed Everyday Fresh Club, providing products tailored for Black men by Black men. -
The Museum of Science and History will sponsor a rooftop celebration Monday, one of many options around Northeast Florida. -
The Northeast Florida Safety Council will provide a two-hour training session Wednesday so people know what to look for and how to respond. -
President Joe Biden told reporters this week that he is nearing a decision on broad federal student loan forgiveness, a promise he made on the campaign trail. -
A multitude of events are scheduled in Northeast Florida to commemorate the emancipation of slaves in the U.S.
