Jackson J. Weaver (September 3, 1920 – October 20, 1992) was an American broadcaster and voice actor.
Career
In addition to being the original voice for
Smokey Bear
Smokey Bear is an American campaign and advertising icon of the U.S. Forest Service. In the Wildfire Prevention Campaign, which is the longest-running public service announcement campaign in United States history, the Ad Council, the United St ...
as seen on the 1969 cartoon ''
The Smokey Bear Show
''The Smokey Bear Show'' is an American-Japanese animated television series that aired on ABC's Saturday morning schedule, produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. The show features Smokey Bear, the icon of the United States Forest Service, who was ...
'', he was the co-host of
WMAL's
Washington, D.C.
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morning drive program for 32 years, along with his broadcast partner
Frank Harden
Francis Guinn Harden (October 28, 1922 – June 15, 2018) was an American radio announcer whose career spanned more than 50 years. Harden was best known as the genial co-host of ''The Harden and Weaver Show'', which aired on WMAL, in Washington, ...
.
Death
Weaver's final broadcast was on October 14, 1992, only six days before his death.
Filmography
References
External links
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American male voice actors
1920 births
1992 deaths
20th-century American male actors
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