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J.J. Jackson was the oldest and most experienced of the original MTV VJs, having started his radio career at Boston’s WBCN in the '60s. He then moved to the L.A. station KLOS, where he stayed ...
The now-iconic “moon landing” guitar riff blasted; Warner Cable executive John Lack intoned, “Ladies and gentlemen, rock ‘n’ roll”; the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” hit ...
Initially, they were nothing more than on-air personalities, but as the popularity of MTV grew, they began to branch out past just introducing music clips. Soon, they were considered by many to be full-fledged music journalists , interviewing major music celebrities and hosting their own television shows on the channel.
Alan Caldwell Hunter (born February 14, 1957) is one of the original five video jockeys on MTV from 1981 to 1987 (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, J. J. Jackson and Martha Quinn). He is a host on SiriusXM Radio's The 80s on 8 channel and on the Classic Rewind channel.
Simon Rex Cutright (born July 20, 1974), [1] known professionally as Simon Rex and his stage name Dirt Nasty, is an American actor and rapper.Rising to fame as an MTV VJ, Rex later became an actor known for What I Like About You, starring in three films of the Scary Movie franchise, and National Lampoon's Pledge This!.
The music channel that changed pop culture forever is turning 40. MTV is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Aug. 1, and ET is revisiting the channel's biggest moments with two of its most beloved ...
Quinn joins the other surviving original MTV VJs in hosting programs for The 80s on 8 (10:00 am – 1:00 pm). On the September 22, 2005 episode of Comedy Central 's new series The Showbiz Show with David Spade , Quinn appeared as herself in mock archival footage (dating back to 1983) from her MTV days.
"Whenever I hear the Buggles' 'Video Killed the Radio Star,' I get goosebumps. I practically want to cry, every time. Every. Single. Time."