Anthony was the Winner of the Peoples’ award for the best artist at the Awards Ceremony of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) 2007. Jackson Anthony served as the Creative Director of Swarnavahini in early 2000s and produced popular musical program "Hapan Padura". He is acclaimed for his concept and presentation of (translated as "The Chronicle of the Great Sinhalese") and , telecast through Swarnavahini for several years. With many erudite historians brought together, this probably became a most comprehensive program dedicated to the History of Sri Lanka. Other popular programs created by him include exploratory programs like "Awaare Siripa", (an exploration of the water bodies in the island around Mahaweli River), a travel program revealing the history and civilization of Italy and (a travel program revealing the history and civilization of Lesotho).