Last month, longtime nationally syndicated radio host Dennis Prager suffered a debilitating injury from a fall. Today, Carl Jackson was named as the permanent fill-in for the Salem Radio Network show.
“I wanna thank Dennis Prager and Sue (Prager, his wife) for this opportunity,” Jackson said. “I love you guys. You guys know that I am praying for you and I am praying for your family. For those of you that may not know, Dennis Prager is the one that discovered me and put me on the national stage. (He) introduced me to (Salem Media Group Vice President) Phil Boyce, gave me a shot here. So I will be forever grateful and appreciative of that.”
Jackson is the host of The Carl Jackson Show which is heard on several stations around the country. He will fill in on The Dennis Prager Show — airing live from 12-2 PM ET– until the longtime radio host is set to return.
Jackson, Mark Davis, and Jennifer Horn, among others, had filled in on the show since Prager’s mid-November injury.
Earlier this week, podcast co-host Julie Hartman shared that she spent eight hours visiting with Prager over the weekend as he remains hospitalized after falling
“This is a very, very slow climb,” Hartman shared. “He suffered a very, very serious back injury. And this is going to be weeks, months, honestly, for him to recuperate and for his body to heal. If we’re not telling you information, we’re not withholding it from you. We don’t have it.”
Hartman added that Prager is “100% mentally there.” She continued by noting that Prager has the ability to mouth words and communicate, but is not able to speak.
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