Former NBC4 news anchor Mike Jackson is now being treated for cancer, which took away his ability to speak, after being stricken by a stroke in 2019.
Beckett had encouraged Jackson to tell his story. The station said Jackson painstakingly typed out a message about his cancer that Beckett read.Jackson's career in broadcasting started in his hometown of Charleston, West Virginia, first in radio, then television in Oak Hill.
He also worked as ABC6 in Columbus, a news director in West Virginia, as a reporter in Washington, D.C., before going to NBC4 in 1994.to raise money to cover family expenses, charity and raising money for a scholarship for a Black journalism student. A $10,000 goal has been set. "Michael was a News Anchor for Media General in Ohio," the page said."He recently was treated for cancer and can no longer talk and tell his stories. The family is honoring him for his 35 years of service and work in the community.
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