# Jackson Weaver
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Jackson J. Weaver (September 3, 1920 – October 20, 1992) was a professional broadcaster and voice-over artist for 45 years. In addition to being the original voice for Smokey Bear as seen on the 1969 cartoon The Smokey Bear Show, he was the co-host of WMAL's Washington, D.C. morning drive program for 32 years, along with his broadcast partner Frank Harden.
== Death ==
Weaver's final broadcast was on October 14, 1992, only six days before his death.
Bridgerton S4, and how Star Trek and Game of Thrones are trying to land new audiences
Season 4 of Bridgerton is here, with a Cinderella storyline and its first East Asian lead. And there are two new spinoff shows from the worlds of Star Trek and Game of Thrones, ‘A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms' and ‘Starfleet Academy’ respectively. And both shows seem to be taking those franchises i…
Weekly Wrap: Charli XCX's The Moment, the Safdie brothers controversy, and Tate McRae's Olympic ad
Brat summer is resurrected in Charli XCX’s new mockumentary The Moment, which satirizes concert films, the pop music machine and Charli XCX herself. Culture critics Sarah-Tai Black, Jackson Weaver and Joan Summers talk about the film with guest host Radheyan Simonpillai, along with the scandal surr…
Weekly Wrap: Wuthering Heights, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie and James Van Der Beek
The new adaptation of Wuthering Heights is sexy, but Emily Bronte fans are wondering if they read the same book as director Emerald Fennell. Film critics Hanna Flint, Jackson Weaver and Alison Willmore join guest host guest host Radheyan Simonpillai to talk about the reimagined 19th century classic…
The Ben Johnson story arrives on TV, and Canadian music history you won't find on the internet
Elamin is joined by CBC entertainment reporter Jackson Weaver and filmmaker Kwame Mason to discuss the new TV series ‘Hate The Player: The Ben Johnson Story’ and the film ‘Youngblood’.
Plus, music/tech journalist Cam Gordon discusses his new book, ‘Track Changes: The Origin Story of Canadian Music…
Wrap: Masculinity in Half Man, Lord of the Flies and The Bear
Half Man, from the creator of Baby Reindeer Richard Gadd, a new adaptation of Lord Of The Flies, and a surprise capsule episode of The Bear are talking about the dark side of masculinity in really interesting ways. Culture critics Hanna Flint, Jackson Weaver and novelist Ben Purkert join Elamin Abd…
Do we really need another Toy Story movie, and why some are going analog
With the release of Toy Story 5 Commotion guest host Radheyan Simonpillai is joined by CBC film critic Jackson Weaver and Mashable film editor Kristy Puchko to review this latest installment in the popular franchise -- and how it holds up amongst past releases.
Is the culture really shifting away …
Why Supergirl crash landed at the box office, and an NFB film collection in France
Commotion guest host Radheyan Simonpillai is joined by culture critic Sonya Ballantyne and CBC film critic Jackson Weaver to discuss 'Supergirl’ - the latest installment in James Gunn’s DC Universe franchise.
Also, the newly opened Museum of Animated Film in Annecy, France includes a permanent exh…
The Canadian artists dominating 2026 (so far)
It's Canada Day, which means the first half of the year is over. Elamin Abdelmahmoud is joined by culture critics Jackson Weaver, Riley Yesno and Eugénie Lépine-Blondeau to look back on the Canadian artists making the biggest impact on pop culture this year so far (Hudson Williams! Drake! Charlotte…
Sterling Point, and the Canadian Museum of History's controversial new guide: an AI chatbot
Sterling Point is a new drama from Amazon Prime about a group of teenagers spending a summer in cottage country. Culture critics CT Jones and Jackson Weaver join guest host Amil Niazi to talk about the hype around the show, why Muskoka is essential to the story and what creator Megan Park gets righ…
Weekly Wrap: Primetime and The History of Concrete
Elamin is joined by film and TV critics Jackson Weaver, Sarah-Tai Black and Roxana Hadadi to discuss the growing buzz and critical acclaim surrounding the feature film and directorial debuts from Lance Oppenheim (Primetime) and John Wilson (The History of Concrete).
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