But those original VJs - Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, J.J. Jackson and Martha Quinn - remain icons of the era.

MTV celebrates 30 years on Aug. 1 and, although the channel rarely plays actual music these days, it's a nostalgic moment for anybody who grew up during the '80s. If you were a music fan, MTV was ...

The very first music video to air was ironically enough The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” hosted by Mark Goodman, ...