Jack Perkins (born December 28, 1933, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American reporter, commentator, war correspondent, and anchorman. He has been dubbed "America's most literate correspondent" by the Associated Press.
Perkins received a Bachelor of the Arts degree in political science from Case Western Reserve University in 1956. While at Case Western Reserve, Perkins joined the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.
Jack Perkins has appeared on NBC Nightly ...
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Jack Perkins (born December 28, 1933, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American reporter, commentator, war correspondent, and anchorman. He has been dubbed "America's most literate correspondent" by the Associated Press.
Perkins received a Bachelor of the Arts degree in political science from Case Western Reserve University in 1956. While at Case Western Reserve, Perkins joined the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.
Jack Perkins has appeared on NBC Nightly News and The Today Show, and on A&E; as host of Biography. He currently hosts A Gulf Coast Journal, a weekly magazine show which airs on Tampa, Florida PBS affiliate WEDU-TV. He also hosts and narrates special programs on Chattanooga, Tennessee PBS affiliate WTCI-TV. Perkins was formerly a news reporter for NBC affiliate KNBC, in Los Angeles, California.
Currently, Perkins devotes a great deal of his time to creating original photography and poetry which he brings together in books, the most recent being Island Prayers: Photographs and Poems...
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