Jay Jackson

Joseph Edward "Jay" Jackson (November 4, 1918 – August 16, 2005) was an American radio and television quiz show host and announcer more familiar for a one-off, fictitious host he played on a legendary situation comedy than he was during his time as a real radio and television performer.

Jackson was the master of ceremonies of the panel quiz show Twenty Questions when it aired on the ABC Television Network starting in early 1953 and ending in May 1955. He then hosted the nighttime version of the popular quiz show Tic-Tac-Dough from its debut on September 12, 1957 through September 1958, yielding that job to Win Elliot for the remaining 13 weeks of the show's nighttime run (September 1957 – December 1958). Before he got that job, Jackson appeared in one of the best-loved among the so-called "original 39" episodes of The Honeymooners.

The episode involved blustery bus driver Ralph Kramden spending a week reviewing everything there was to know about popular songs, the category in which he would compete on a fictitious television quiz called The $99,000 Answer—a too-obviously satirical salute to CBS's quiz show phenomenon, The $64,000 Question. Kramden makes his appearance on the show and blows the very first question he is asked by host Herb Norris, played by Jackson, in a hilariously poignant conclusion. The episode first aired over CBS on January 28, 1956.

Jay Jackson (baseball)

Randy "Jay" Jackson (born October 27, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres.

Career

Jackson played college baseball at Furman University. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the ninth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He played in the Cubs organization until 2012. He spent 2013 in the Miami Marlins organization and 2014 in the Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers'. Prior to 2015 he signed with the San Diego Padres.

Jackson was called up to the majors for the first time on September 14, 2015. He was released by the Padres after the season.

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