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Fall Movie Preview With Jackson Murphy

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Jackson Murphy is an Emmy Award-winning film critic/entertainment analyst. He's been reviewing films, professionally, for the past 13+ years. Jackson is the youngest member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, as well as a member of SAG-AFTRA — voting annually for both the Critics Choice and SAG Awards. He's appeared on numerous TV, Radio and Online shows, and his work can found on multiple platforms, including his own website: Lights-Camera-Jackson.com.

He joins us this morning to talk about the start of the Fall Film Season. 

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.