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Scoop Jackson (Robert Jackson) was born on 23 November, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., is a Sports journalist, cultural critic (born 1963). Discover Scoop Jackson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?

Popular As Robert Jackson
Occupation Sports/Cultural Journalist, Critic
Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 23 November, 1963
Birthday 23 November
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Tracy Jackson

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Scoop Jackson Net Worth

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Timeline

1963

Robert "Scoop" Jackson (born November 23, 1963) is an American sports journalist, author and cultural critic currently contributing to ESPN.com.

Jackson was born and raised in Chicago, where he still lives with his wife Tracy and two sons; he was born the day after U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

He received the nickname "Scoop" after his uncle joked, "This boy scooped Kennedy. Put him on the cover of the paper."

1990

He attended Luther High School South in Chicago, was educated at Xavier University (LA) and received a Master in Arts degree from Howard University where he made the National Dean's List in 1990-91 before becoming a journalist.

His father was a writer for the Rocky Mountain News in Denver.

Jackson began his career as a freelance writer.

His writing has appeared in various publications, including: USA Today, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Source, Vibe, and The Final Call.

He has also authored two books, The Last Black Mecca and The Darkside.

He has written for basketball and hip hop magazines for at least 25 years, executive editing SLAM Magazine, XXL, and edited Hoop and Inside Stuff.

Jackson is a frequent guest on radio and TV sports talk shows, and is regularly featured on ESPN's Sports Century series.

1995

Jackson's first article for SLAM appeared in the January 1995 issue titled "The Large Professor", a story about Shaquille O'Neal.

At one time, Jackson pushed SLAM publisher Dennis Page to put Allen Iverson on the cover of the magazine while Iverson was still playing basketball at Georgetown University, threatening to resign if this did not happen.

2000

In 2000 Jackson was commissioned by Nike to pen the first book about the company's contribution to basketball and sneaker culture with Sole Provider: 30 Years of Nike Basketball. Jackson stayed on with the company for five years as a content writer and copywriter before joining ESPN.

2004

In addition to his regular feature articles for SLAM, in 2004 Jackson began to write a back-page column named "Game Point", in which he aired opinions on various basketball-related topics.

2005

Jackson continued to write for SLAM until the July 2005 issue.

He began writing for ESPN.com on March 8, 2005, with his first article being a statement of his sporting views, entitled "Scoop's Manifesto".

2006

In 2006, upon his one-year anniversary with ESPN, he had a follow-up article stating what he had learned on the job.

The article ended with him saying that he believes he is continuing Ralph Wiley's legacy, and stated that "I hope that I am doing him justice."

Consequently, this article led to a feud with now former ESPN.com columnist Jason Whitlock, who criticized Jackson in an interview and called him a "bojangler" for portraying himself as the next Ralph Wiley.

This led to Whitlock's firing from ESPN.

While writing for ESPN, he often campaigns against what he perceives as injustices against blacks in America.

His first contribution to ESPN The Magazine appeared in the May 8, 2006 issue titled "It's Time" which was a short article explaining why he was picking the New Jersey Nets to win the 2005-06 NBA championship.

2007

Having grown up with Tim Hardaway, he interviewed him for a column that appeared on ESPN.com on February 23, 2007, about Hardaway's comment, "I hate gay people."

2008

In a Jan 10th 2008 article entitled "Time for Tiger to roar," Jackson called for golfer Tiger Woods to show outrage over a comment a friend and golf announcer made during one of Tiger's matches.

He also wrote an article entitled "The Willingham Question" in which he claims that Notre Dame exhibited racism in the firing of then-head football coach Tyrone Willingham.

During the 2008 World Series, Jackson found himself surrounded by controversy after writing a column about Tampa Bay Rays star B.J. Upton.

Jackson argued that Upton (who is African-American) can be a role model to the black community because of his "propensity to be lazy".

One writer for a Rays blog later said, "Could you imagine Scoop Jackson's reaction if Peter Gammons had written that paragraph? ... Good lord Scoop. We don't mean to yell, but did you eat paint chips when you were a kid? Of all the positive things Upton does on the baseball field that are worthy of emulating, Jackson picks laziness as why inner-city kids will gravitate to the Rays center fielder."

2015

In 2015 Jackson transferred from senior writer at ESPN.com to senior writer at Sportscenter for ESPN.

He also returned to Copywrite for Nike, helping develop their EQUALITY campaigns.

2017

In 2017 he won the New York International Television & Film gold medal award for Sports Coverage for his ESPN feature on the anticipation of the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series.

Jackson is a fan of the Chicago White Sox and the New York Knicks.

He is a founding member of The Music Snobs podcast.