Channel 880s pop hits from the MTV era! The decade when greed was good, hair was high and everyone learned what a music video was. Prince, Wham!, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper and Journey! They're all here and so are the original MTV VJs.
Mark confesses he's more nostalgic for vinyl than cassettes, but this original MTV VJ admits the 80s were very good to him. Best 80s band? REM. Best 80s event? Live Aid. Best interview? Paul McCartney. After the interview he personally got on the phone and made a dinner reservation for me!
Big hair, bigger music. Hear Madonna, Def Leppard, Huey Lewis & the News, Prince, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Jackson, Journey, Bo …
Big hair, bigger music. Hear Madonna, Def Leppard, Huey Lewis & the News, Prince, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Jackson, Journey, Bon Jovi, the Bangles, Duran Duran and more from the totally awesome 80s.
Every week, Rick Spingfield explores a different theme and plays 80s hits that fit the certain theme of the week. Rick also …
Every week, Rick Spingfield explores a different theme and plays 80s hits that fit the certain theme of the week. Rick also shares his own perspective and stories about the music.
Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood and Alan Hunter count down the Big 40 hits of each week from a particular year of the decade of …
Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood and Alan Hunter count down the Big 40 hits of each week from a particular year of the decade of "excess!"
Mark confesses he's more nostalgic for vinyl than cassettes, but this original MTV VJ admits the 80s were very good to him. …
Mark confesses he's more nostalgic for vinyl than cassettes, but this original MTV VJ admits the 80s were very good to him. Best 80s band? REM. Best 80s event? Live Aid. Best interview? Paul McCartney. After the interview he personally got on the phone and made a dinner reservation for me!
On August 1, 1981, a human induced tech error reversed the VJs’ intro segments, making Alan the “First VJ" to appear on MTV. …
On August 1, 1981, a human induced tech error reversed the VJs’ intro segments, making Alan the “First VJ" to appear on MTV. For nearly four decades, this truth bomb has delighted 80s trivia superfans and irritated his buddy Mark. Hey, facts is facts and Goodman will always be the "tallest VJ”.
Nina Blackwood
When Nina Blackwood saw an ad in Billboard for a new music TV channel, she sent her resume and an 8x10. “After two auditions, they hired me as the first MTV VJ,” Blackwood said. She had a great time in the ’80s despite a fashion faux pas or two. “I had a jacket that could be folded up into a purse.” Worst interview? “Frank Zappa.
Mark Goodman
Mark Goodman confesses he’s more nostalgic for vinyl than cassettes, but this original MTV VJ admits the ’80s were very good to him. Best ’80s band? “REM.” Best ’80s event? “Live Aid.” Best interview? “Paul McCartney. After the interview he personally got on the phone and made a dinner reservation for me!
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Alan Hunter
From the first MTV studio in Hell’s Kitchen to Spring Break in Daytona Beach, Alan Hunter is proud to have corrupted the minds and Day-Glo’ed the pants of America’s Classic Rewind generation. Still got a mullet and a ten-second attention span? Alan Hunter, official First VJ, is probably to blame. You're welcome.
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