Peter Jackson (journalist)
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| Peter Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dec. 12, 1950 Bangor, Maine |
| Residence | Pennsylvania |
| Education | B.A. English, Penn State University, 1976 |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | Associated Press |
| Spouse(s) | Renee Jackson |
| Children | Erin Nicole (Ferry) |
Peter Jackson is a journalist and has been the correspondent in charge of the Associated Press bureau in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, since 1996. He worked in the AP bureau in Augusta, Maine, from 1978 to 1996, serving most of that period as the correspondent.
Jackson has covered eight gubernatorial campaigns (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994 in Maine, and 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 in Pennsylvania). He helped cover national political conventions in San Francisco in 1984, Philadelphia in 2000 and Boston in 2004.
In 2005, he was named one of "Pennsylvania's Most Influential Reporters" by the Pennsylvania political news website PoliticsPA.[1] In 2006, Jackson edited a series of stories written by Mark Scolforo on Pennsylvania's state pension system that generated significant local interest.[2] He was named Pennsylvania AP Staffer of the Year in 2007.
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