Jack Jersawitz

Jack Jersawitz (August 13, 1934 – December 6, 2012) was an American television host, mayoral candidate, and

Jersawitz was well known for hosting a Public-access TV show called Brainstorms, a current events talk show on People TV, featuring live telephone call segments that were often targeted by

Personal life

Jack Jersawitz was born on August 13, 1934, in

Jersawitz was a radical communist as well as an abrasive critic, who frequently expressed his harsh critiques of persons, places, things, and ideas.[1] His oft-used verbal tactic in public meetings, consisting of slowly building up his aggressiveness from snide comments to full-on insults was dubbed a ''Jack Attack''.^[3]

People TV

Jersawitz hosted two Public-access TV shows on People TV;

Jersawitz unsuccessfully ran for mayor in Atlanta, Georgia, in both 1997 and 2001. In his first campaign, his most important issue was the creation of a Labor Party for the working class. In his second campaign, he proposed to get rid of Property taxes for city homeowners making less than $100,000; suggested the Police Department be dissolved; and vowed to fire any city official who did not comply with an Open Records Act request.^[3]

Jersawitz stated in 2001 that he picked the side of the poor, the oppressed, the working class and those who never got a chance to be part of the working class. He won several important lawsuits related to civil liberties, such as Jersawitz v. Fortson in 1994, in which he sued after being denied access to a meeting of a special Olympics task force that had been created to carry out the work of the Atlanta Housing Authority Board of Commissioners with respect to the selection of certain proposals.^[1]

Death

Jersawitz died on December 6, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia after battling several illnesses, including esophageal cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.^[1]

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