Author Chip Jacobs and 'The Ascension of Jerry' on KCAL By Kevin Roderick | May 17, 2012 9:50 PM on KCAL's 2 p.m. news. Jacobs details his personal prologue to the story at his blog. More by Kevin Roderick: One LA career with growth potential: parking cop Morning Buzz: Friday 5.18.12 Two video views of Beverly Hills subway issues Kings win, Clippers lose Author Chip Jacobs and 'The Ascension of Jerry' on KCAL Recent Books stories on LA Observed: Author Chip Jacobs and 'The Ascension of Jerry' on KCAL Carlos Fuentes dies in Mexico City at age 83 I'll be hanging at Pasadena's LitFest this afternoon Signs of Saturday: Grand Opening Steve Wasserman moves to Yale Press, signs Greil Marcus book Previous story: Stan Lee cancels on Times' film festival Next story: Kings win, Clippers lose LA Observed front page | Media | Politics | Business | Arts | Books New at LA Observed Words can speak volumes in describing social change Morning Buzz: Election Day 5.21.13 Duckling update When The Doors played LA high schools and clubs Tweet o' the day: Matt Kemp to OKC Headline o' the day Video: Emerging from the tornado shelter in Moore * Ray Manzarek, co-founder of The Doors was 74 * I Left LA for Chicago Because ... Morning Buzz: Monday 5.20.13 Follow us on Twitter On the Media Page Headline o' the day California Watch drops catchy name, goes geo-ambiguous Ink for Internet talk station Radio Titans What a PBS station in New York did to placate David Koch One last time: Where in Van Nuys they film The Office (video) * Go to Media On the Politics Page Morning Buzz: Election Day 5.21.13 How did L.A.'s mayor's race get to be a punchline? Stamina, baby: Campaign 2013 nears the end It begins: LAX to name prominent hall for Villaraigosa What a PBS station in New York did to placate David Koch Go to Politics LA Biz Observed Words can speak volumes in describing social change How did L.A.'s mayor's race get to be a punchline? L.A. assessed valuations projected to jump in 2013 Whatever happened to those dastardly budget deficits? Average retirement age is creeping up... to 61 Go to LA Biz Observed Arts and culture When The Doors played LA high schools and clubs Ray Manzarek, co-founder of The Doors was 74 * Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre fund new music academy at USC LA Phil shakes tradition with Mälkki; Brown's legacy at UCLA Paris Photo comes to Hollywood Go to Arts and culture Sign up for daily email from LA Observed Enter your email address:Delivered by FeedBurner