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Nina Blackwood is an American disc jockey and music journalist, who was the first of the original five MTV VJs (along with Mark Goodman, J. J. Jackson, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn). She has been an actress and model noted for her raspy voice.
- Mark Goodman. Mark Goodman was already an experienced radio DJ when he landed the MTV VJ job after two auditions — including one where he mock interviewed a staffer standing in an “obnoxious Billy Joel,” he told Gothamist.
- Martha Quinn. Just 22 years old when she landed the job, Martha Quinn had done commercials in college, but more impressively, had a depth of music knowledge.
- Alan Hunter. When MTV first hit the airwaves, the first face that viewers saw was Alan Hunter’s. But that wasn’t exactly the plan — there was a tape mishap and the original segment didn’t quite sync up, so there Hunter was, welcoming the world to the concept of music television.
- J.J. Jackson. Jackson perhaps had the most experience before becoming a VJ, having started in radio in Boston and Los Angeles in the 1960s and then working as a music reporter for KABC-TV in L.A.
Dec 16, 2021 · Nina Blackwood is an American music journalist, disc jockey, and one of the first five original MTV VJs. Learn about her career, personal life, and her book 'VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave.'
Nina Blackwood is an actress who appeared in movies like Vice Squad and TV shows like Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. She was also one of the first video jockeys on MTV, along with Martha Quinn, Mark J. Goodman, Alan Hunter and J.J. Jackson.
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- September 12, 1955
- Nina Blackwood
Oct 9, 2023 · In this insightful interview, our legendary MTV VJs, including Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and Martha Quinn, dive deep into their shared experiences and anecdotes along with J.J...
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- 2062
- Star Sessions
Aug 6, 2021 · One of those VJs was Nina Blackwood, who now lives in Maine and has a show on Sirius XM radio. How did she land the job on MTV? She had been working in Los Angeles and flew to New York to hear a pitch from network executives.
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Nina Blackwood. 28,729 likes · 2 talking about this. The original MTV VJ on SiriusXM 80s-On-8 Host of "Absolutely80s" and "New Wave Nation" with United Stations Radio Networks
