Bill Jackson, Chicago children's TV host known for 'BJ and the Dirty Dragon,' dies at 86

Bill Jackson, Chicago children's television host known for 'B.J. & the Dirty Dragon' and 'Gigglesnort Hotel,' among others, has died at age 86.

Jackson hosted several beloved programs in the 1960s and 1970s. They included"Cartoon Town,""The B.J. & the Dirty Dragon," and"The Blob."Jackson used many puppets and models in his shows;"The Blob" featured a lump of clay that he would mold into different objects over the course of an episode.

His puppets and other objects are featured in an exhibit about Jackson at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago.

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