Navigate

Early MTV VJ Dies

J.J. Jackson, an MTV VJ in the early 1980s, died on Wednesday of a heart attack at the age of 62. Jackson spent five years in the spotlight at MTV helping to popularize a new form of media: music videos. In the late ’80s he went back to working in radio and continued hosting shows in Los Angeles. http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000467935

Alyssa Fried: Alyssa has worked with Mxdwn since 2002, beginning as newswire editor and reviewing albums. Over the years, her role shifted, and she has worked primarily on live concert reviews and photography since 2010. She graduated Penn State in 2003 with a BA in English.
Related Post
  1. Deafheaven Drop New Surprise EP At Work In The Fields Of The Bomb, Share Short Film For “Hunter”

    Deafheaven have returned with a surprise release, dropping a new three-track EP, At Work In…

  2. Phoebe Bridgers Reunites With Boygenius For Performances Of “Haunted” & “Lost Boys” For Sound Check At Cherry Lane Theatre

    Phoebe Bridgers reunited with her boygenius bandmates Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker for a special…

  3. Power Trip Unveils Two New Singles “Precinct 3” & “Scavenger” Marking First New Music Since Riley Gale’s Passing

    Power Trip is officially back with new music, and they're wasting no time reminding everyone…

Leave a Comment