Jayar Jackson
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About
Senior producer, regular contributor, and host for the multi award-winning content team The Young Turks who also co-hosts TYT Sports alongside Rick Storm. He has become widely known for his series "Nuggets of Wisdumb" and "Jayar Rated," the latter of which features videos that demonstrate political corruption and other trending clips.
Before Fame
He earned a bachelor's degree in history and social sciences from the University of Southern California, where he also minored in Annenberg's School of Journalism and led a successful track career. He began his career by covering the Los Angeles Chargers for Pro Football News Network.
Trivia
He has also served as a writer and producer for the 2014 television series The Point. He has also produced televised shorts like Who is Cenk Uygur? in the year 2010 and the TYT Arm Wrestling Tournament in the year 2012.
Family Life
His baby son accompanied him to the red carpet at a TYT Network event in 2012.
Associated With
He earned the nickname "The Political Assassin" from renowned hip-hop and R&B artist Eric B. He interviewed celebrated rapper Common as the host of YouTube's Live Summit for Social Change in London, England.
