James Arthur (Jim or Jimmy) Jackson (born October 14 1970 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association, most recently for the Los Angeles Lakers. Over his 14 NBA seasons, Jackson has been on the active roster of 12 different teams. He is reportedly on the short list of players being considered by the Phoenix Suns to complete their 13 man roster following the trade of Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks for Shaquille O'Neal.
Jim Jackson is an American professional sportscaster. He currently serves as the TV play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia Flyers and pregame and postgame radio host for the Philadelphia Phillies. In addition, Jackson occasionally broadcasts play-by-play for hockey games on Versus.
Jackson, an upstate New York native, started his professional career broadcasting for the Utica Devils after graduating from Syracuse University. In 1993, he became play-by-play broadcaster for the Philadelphia Flyers, replacing Mike Emrick. 2006-07 marks his fourteenth season with the Flyers.
Due to the fact that Jackson basically filled the shoes of legendary Flyers broadcaster Gene Hart (Emrick only stayed for 5 years before taking the same job for the New Jersey Devils), Flyers fans initially had mixed opinions on Jackson, with some taking a neutral stance. Jackson's broadcasting style is neither flamboyant nor monotonous, but most would agree that his holding on to the position speaks volumes of Jackson's abilities.
Jackson covers the Flyers on Comcast SportsNet and The CW Philly 57 with Steve Coates and Keith Jones.
Beginning in 2007, Jackson is pre-game and post-game host for Philadelphia Phillies broadcasts. He has previous baseball experience as radio play-by-play voice of the Utica Blue Sox of the New York-Penn League from 1986 to 1993 and of the Eastern League's Trenton Thunder in 2005.
Jim Jackson (born February 1, 1960 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He played for the Calgary Flames and the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League.
Jim Jackson (c.1884 - 1937) was an African American blues and hokum singer, songster and guitarist, whose recordings in the late 1920s were popular and influential on later artists.
