Keith Jackson, legendary sports broadcaster, dies at 89
WSU alum best known for coverage of college football
By Mike Kupper, Los Angeles Times
Published: January 13, 2018, 10:09am
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Washington State alumnus Keith Jackson smiles after raising the Cougar flag before the start of an football game in 2014 at Martin Stadium in Pullman. Jackson, the down-home voice of college football during more than five decades as a broadcaster, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. He was 89. (AP Photo/Dean Hare, File)
Keith Jackson, the folksy voice of college football who for decades weaved backwoods wit through Saturday afternoon ABC broadcasts, has died. He was 89.
Jackson died Friday night, according to ESPN and other media outlets.
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