The 1986 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 5, 1986, honoring the best music videos from May 2, 1985, to May 1, 1986. The show was hosted by MTV VJs Downtown Julie Brown, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn, and Dweezil Zappa, and it emanated primarily from both the Palladium in New York City and the Universal Amphitheatre in ...

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 · From 1981 to 1986, Jackson played a pivotal role in shaping MTV's legacy as a VJ, covering iconic events, including the unmasking of KISS in 1983 and the Live Aid concert in 1985, and...

Aug 24, 2020 · Appropriately, the first music video to air was The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star” — introducing an entirely new concept of television, hosted by the first group of MTV video jockeys,...

Sep 27, 2024 · Here’s a look at what happened to the original VJs who helped make MTV so special. Sweet and perky Martha Quinn went straight from recent NYU graduate to MTV VJ, landing the job through a...

Sep 12, 2024 · Many of the VJs stayed with MTV for about five to seven years but they reunited in 2013 to write a book called VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’s First Wave and even reunited as recently as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in 2019. So, what happened to each of them after they left MTV?

The 1986 VMAs was broadcast live from New York, Los Angeles, London, Miami, and New Haven, Connecticut and was hosted by five of MTV’s top VJs: "Downtown" Julie Brown, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn & Dweezil Zappa.

Oct 9, 2020 · MTV 1986 VJ segments with a intro from HBO Video Jukebox. J.J. Jackson and Mark Goodman clips digitized from a 34 year old VHS tape. All music videos have be...

Sep 27, 2024 · Here’s a look at what happened to the original VJs who helped make MTV so special. Sweet and perky Martha Quinn went straight from recent NYU graduate to MTV VJ, landing the job through a...

The 1986 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 5, 1986, honoring the best music videos from May 2, 1985, to May 1, 1986. The show was hosted by MTV VJs Downtown Julie Brown, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn, and Dweezil Zappa, and it emanated primarily from both The Palladium in New York City and the Universal Amphitheatre in ...