Ku dhammee weedhan soo socota: Xilli ciyaareedka ka baxsan, in kasta oo uu wali ku firfircoon yahay kubbadda baseball, Jackson wuxuu u shaqeeyay sidii weriye goobta iyo faallo midab leh ABC Sports. Wax yar ka badan bil ka hor inta uusan saxiixin Yankees dayrta 1976, Jackson wuxuu falanqeyn ku sameeyay qolka ABC ee Keith Jackson iyo Howard Cosell habeenkii kooxdiisa mustaqbalka ay ku guuleysatay horyaalka American League ee Chris Chambliss. Intii lagu jiray 1980-meeyadii (1983, 1985, iyo 1987 siday u kala horreeyaan), Jackson waxaa la siiyay hawsha guddoominta bandhigyada Koobka Taxanaha Adduunka. Waxaa intaa dheer, Jackson waxa uu sameeyay faallo midab leh oo loogu talagalay
1984 Taxanaha Horyaalka Qaranka (oo ay weheliyaan Don Drysdale iyo Earl Weaver). Ka dib markii uu ka fariistay ciyaartoy firfircoon, Jackson wuxuu ku soo laabtay doorkiisa faallo ee midabka isagoo daboolaya 1988 American League Championship Series (oo ay weheliyaan Gary Bender iyo Joe Morgan) ee ABC.