This is a list of people who have been video jockeys on the music channel MTV. Originally hired to represent a wide array of musical tastes and personal ethnicities , VJs eventually became famous in their own right.

Jan 2, 2024 · Video killed the radio star! Discover what iconic MTV VJs like Pauly Shore, Downtown Julie Brown, and more have been up to since their time on the network.

Aug 24, 2020 · The Original Five MTV VJs: Where Are They Now? When a new television network hit the airwaves on August 1, 1981, it was anchored by five relative unknowns, who have stuck by each other’s sides...

Sep 27, 2024 · When MTV launched in 1981, it changed pop culture forever, and the five original MTV VJs became stars. See what they've been up to since the '80s.

Dec 28, 2023 · There were so many great hosts them, and really all the way through the '90s and beyond, so here is our list of all those fondly remembered VJs and other MTV personalities.

Jun 23, 2023 · Carson hosted "MTV Live" in 1997, "I Wanna Be a DJ" and "MTV Beach House" in 1998, and "Total Request Live" from 1998 to 2003. Find out what he's up to now…

Jun 28, 2021 · When MTV launched in 1981, it hired five “video jockeys” to serve as hosts. They introduced videos, conducted artist interviews, gave the channel a personality and became rock stars themselves to the teens and twentysomethings who watched the channel for hours on end. “The VJs represented the glue for them,” says Alan Hunter.

Sep 12, 2021 · The Cuban-born TV presenter and model made history as MTV's first Latina VJ, signing on with both the U.S. network and MTV Latin America.

Here's a look at what happened to the original VJs who helped make MTV so special. Martha Quinn

Oct 19, 2023 · Here's a list of former and original MTV VJs with photos where possible. A VJ on MTV (sometimes spelled MTV VeeJays) was originally just a DJ, MTV personalities intended to tie the broadcast together by hosting the music videos.

A video jockey (abbreviated VJ or sometimes veejay) is an announcer or host who introduces music videos and live performances on commercial music television channels such as MTV, VH1, MuchMusic and Channel V.

Aug 1, 2016 · Daisy Fuentes made history as the first Latina VJ when she joined MTV in 1988. She went on to have a very successful modeling career and now is the head of her own fashion empire.

He was a music reporter for KABC-TV when he was tapped as one of MTV's original "fab five." As a VJ, Jackson hosted the long-awaited and much anticipated "unmasking" of KISS. He was one of the few African Americans to DJ an "album rock" radio station.

Sep 3, 2022 · The original MTV VJs were Alan Hunter, J.J. Jackson, Nina Blackwood, Martha Quinn, and Mark Goodman. However, over the years many VJs have come and gone from the network, some continued their careers in music, others branched into acting or continued hosting shows on other networks, and some just fell off the map completely.

Sep 27, 2024 · Nina Blackwood originally studied acting but found her calling as an MTV VJ — a job she got when she responded to an ad for the then-new channel in Billboard magazine.

Aug 21, 2019 · The VJs were MTV hosts who curated soundtracks, interviewed musicians, and added cultural commentary to music videos. The original five VJs were Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, JJ Jackson,...

Aug 1, 2011 · Click through to check out what MTV's original veejays -- Martha Quinn, Alan Hunter, Mark Goodman, JJ Jackson and Nina Blackwood -- have been up to since they signed off.

Oct 29, 2017 · The original MTV VJs appeared when the music video TV channel MTV first hit the airwaves on 1 August 1981. It would soon become a cultural phenomenon and would broadcast videos of popular songs around the clock.

Jan 30, 2025 · Former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield Suffers Massive Stroke, Remains Hospitalized. The 63-year-old remains hospitalized following his health emergency on Jan. 6, PEOPLE confirms

Jan 30, 2025 · The former MTV VJ, 63, suffered a "massive stroke" on Jan. 6, according to court documents obtained Thursday by USA TODAY. Pinfield's daughter, Jessica Pinfield, filed a petition Monday in Los ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Former MTV VJ and 120 Minutes host Matt Pinfield, 63, has reportedly been hospitalized following a massive stroke, and his daughter has filed for temporary conservatorship

Jan 31, 2025 · Known to MTV fans as a former VJ and host of shows such as 120 Minutes, Pinfield first appeared on the network in the '90s, of the channel's new reality series,The Real World.