Jackson to Host Pre- and Post-Game Shows

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Jackson to Host Pre- and Post-Game ShowsComcastSportsNet.comThe Phillies announced that Flyers' play-by-play man Jim Jackson has joined the broadcast team as the host of the pre- and post-game radio shows, the baseball club announced on Tuesday. Jackson will take over the role handled by Scott Franzke last season, so that the second-year Phillies’ broadcaster can work exclusively as a play-by-play announcer.“We are pleased to have a broadcaster of Jim’s caliber in our mix,” said Rob Brooks, the Phillies broadcasting manager. “He brings a lot of experience with him, and a passion for baseball that not too many people were aware of.”A 20-year veteran of hockey, including the last 14 seasons with the Flyers, Jackson has plenty of baseball experience. He did radio play-by-play for the Utica Blue Sox of the New York-Penn League from 1986 to 1993, spent the summer of 2005 broadcasting the Trenton Thunder of the Eastern League, and was the television voice of the Cal Ripken World Series on OLN in August 2006.The job with the Phillies will be Jackson’s first foray into Major League Baseball.But fear not Flyers' fans, Jackson is not giving up hockey. He’ll be working with the Flyers for the foreseeable future.