Mike Jackson Biography
Mike Jackson is an American anchor/reporter working at NBC 4. There he serves as a news anchor for the 6, 7, and 11 pm news. Jackson began working at NBC4 in 1994.
Mike Jackson Age
Jackson was born in Charleston, South Carolina. likes to keep his personal life private hence has not yet disclosed the year and month he was born. However, he might be in his 60’s.
Mike Jackson Height
Jackson stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Mike Jackson Family
He is the son of Boyd Jackson, a retired clinical psychologist, and Elizabeth Pierce Jackson, an active member of the Burnham Hospital Auxiliary, Champaign. His parents are from Champaign.
Mike Jackson Wife | Children
He is married to Sally Ward. The couple met while on a trip to Korea accompanying Gov. James Thompson on a 1986 trip to the Orient. She was a member of the governor`s delegation; he was covering the trip. On the trip, they were introduced to each other by Sharp, director of the Illinois lottery. The couple married on April 23 in 1988. He has four children, Katheryn Jackson, Andrea Jackson, Matthew Jackson, and Clark Jackson.
Mike Jackson Net Worth
Jackson has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million -$5 Million which he has earned through his career as a journalist.
Mike Jackson Salary
Jackson Sample earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Mike Jackson Career
Jackson serves at NBC 4 as a news anchor for the 6, 7, and 11 pm news. His career spanned more than 40 years, and his first job was at the WCHS-AM radio station in his hometown of Charleston, WV. At WOAY-TV in Oak Hill, WV, Mike’s first television role was where he anchored the late evening news.
He was also a WCHS-TV sports reporter in Charleston, before working with the local ABC affiliate for the first time in Columbus. Mike was also WBES-operations FM’s manager and announcer in Charleston, W.Va. News Director at WOAY-TV in Oak Hill, WV, and worked as an evening anchor at Washington, DC’s NewsChannel 8 before returning to Columbus.
In 1993, in Washington, D.C., Mike hold a first-place reporting award from the National Association of Black Journalists. Other honors include four local reporting Emmy nominations and two-second reporting awards by the Society of Professional Journalists.
The Lifetime Achievement Award from The Tribute to the African American Committee was also given to Mike. Mike said his first work was to dig pipelines and learn how during his high school years, raw sewage was treated in the summer. When coming to his education, Mike is a graduate of West Virginia State College with a degree in Mass Media in Associate Arts.
Mike Jackson Cancer/ Health
Jackson announced on his social media pages in November 2022 that he was diagnosed with laryngectomy cancer with the removal of his voice box. There will be an update with further information about his health.
Mike Jackson NBC4
Jackson is working at NBC 4 where he works alongside other famous NBC 4 anchors and reporters including;
- Bruce Beck
- David Ushery
- Adam Kuperstein
- Ray Villeda
- Maria LaRosa
- Mike Jackson
- Chris Miles
- Eun Yang
- Doug Kammerer
- Chuck Bell
- Michael Gargiulo
- Colleen Marshal
Mike Jackson Social Media Platforms
Jackson is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 352 followers on Twitter and over 7.6 followers on Facebook.