Jerry Naylor Jackson began his dual career of broadcasting/singing in 1954 as a part time DJ at KPEP Radio while a student at Lake View High School in San Angelo, Texas. The radio station was co-owned by Joe Treadway and Dave (Stone) Pinkston who also owned KDAV Radio in Lubbock. After spending a year in the service with Armed Forces Radio Jerry worked for Los Angeles rock stations KRLA and KDAY. In 1967 Jerry became the host of Music City USA a weekly TV variety show from Nashville. From 1972 to 1983 he was one of the radio personalities on the top country radio station in America KLAC in Los Angeles. From 1974 to 1976 Jerry hosted the award-winning weekly nationally syndicated radio show “Continental Country” that was named The Top Country Syndicated Radio Show by Billboard, CMA and ACM. In 1976 Jerry founded a public relations/film/video production company in which one of his first clients was Governor Ronald Reagan. When Governor Reagan became the President of the United States he appointed Jerry as Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Employment Policy. Jerry was co-host with Loretta Lynn, in 1976, for the Academy of Country Music Awards. From 1986 to 1987 Jerry was the co-host/announcer on the daily one hour TV talk show “Pat Boone, USA” for the Christian Broadcast Cable Network. Jerry Naylor Jackson was born near Chalk Mountain not far from Stephenville, Texas.

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