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.

2024年1月2日 · 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.

2020年8月24日 · 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...

2024年9月27日 · 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.

2021年6月28日 · 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.

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.

2023年10月19日 · 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.

2016年8月1日 · 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.

2023年12月28日 · 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.

2024年9月27日 · 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.