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. Initially, they were nothing more than on-air personalities, but as the popularity of MTV grew, they began to branch out past just ...

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.

2023年10月19日 · Who are the best VJs in the history of MTV? This MTV VJ's list contains the first MTV VJs, the old ones, and those who followed throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. While the channel isn't really about the music anymore, you can still remember the glory days of MTV with this list of the greatest MTV VJs.

2021年9月8日 · 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.

2025年1月26日 · The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” was the first music video to be broadcast, and it was hosted by the very first group of MTV video jockeys, also known as VJs. This group consisted of Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn, …

2024年9月27日 · Quinn et al weren’t just the faces of MTV — they also became real-life friends, cohosting subsequent shows together, and even coauthoring a tell-all book, VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of...

2019年8月21日 · 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,...