J.J. Jackson, R.I.P. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485838/20040318/index.jhtml?headlines=true He never really seemed cool, but he certainly was a TV pioneer.
I thought he was pretty cool too and he definitely was a pioneer. I remember way back when, the only black faces you'd see on MTV were his and Clarence Clemmons' when they'd play a Springsteen vid. RIP J.J.