Jack Wyatt
| Jack Wyatt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Francis Minford Wyatt August 19, 1917 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 2008 (aged 90) Rockport, Texas, U.S. |
| Residence | Partial listing: New York City, New York Dallas, Texas Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Durant, Oklahoma Rockport, Texas |
| Alma mater |
St. Augustine's College University of London |
| Occupation |
Advertising executive Television host Episcopal priest |
| Years active | 1940s–1980s |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Rebecca Wyatt |
| Children | Susan Wyatt Claudia Wyatt Smith |
John Francis Minford "Jack" Wyatt (August 19, 1917 – April 4, 2008) was an advertising executive and television host from New York City and Dallas, Texas, who, during his early fifties, was ordained as an Episcopalian priest. From 1958 to 1959, he was the interviewer on the ABC crime/drama reality show, Confession, in which he quizzed convicted criminals on the air to determine the root causes of their lawlessness. He also hosted a local version of Confession on WFAA-TV, Channel 8, in Dallas prior to the network's decision to pick up the program in the summer of 1958.
Wyatt was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and reared in Forest Hills in the borough of Queens, New York. He began his work in radio and television production and advertising in New York. Several of his clients from Dallas prompted him to relocate there in 1954. He formed the Jack Wyatt Company, which became Wyatt, Dunagan & Williams Inc. His firm subsequently merged with Lennen & Newell, Inc., in New York. His subjects on Confession included prostitutes, murderers, counterfeiters, and alcoholics who had run afoul of the law.
At the time an advertising executive, Wyatt moderated the Confession discussion with a panel that included police officers, clergy, psychiatrists, sociologists, or civic leaders. Sometimes the criminals wore hoods or mask to remain anonymous. Sam Price of Dallas, co-producer of Confession, said that many of the guests were brought from the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville for the interviews in Dallas. Wyatt once said that law enforcement officers had told him that Confession had actually helped in the rehabilitation of some of the criminals.
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