Interesting Jim Jackson story. When I was in grade school (can’t remember what grade but definitely 6th or under), a class assignment was to write a letter to someone in a profession that you were interested in being when you were an adult. Questions about the job, how they ended up there, etc.
I wrote to Jim Jackson, because I wanted to be a Flyer’s announcer. I think i addressed it to some random PR address listed on the Flyers site.
Jim Jackson actually personally wrote me back with a long letter answering the questions and talking about the day to day of the job. I think I was the only person in the class tk actually get a response from anyone.
Any way, no bearing on whether he’s actually good at his job, but for what it’s worth, he did seem like a genuinely really good guy.
FYI, I never became a flyers announcer. Despite what they say, apparently I can’t be anything I want when I grow up.