See how MTV's fab five have fared 30 years after the network went on the air. Aug. 1, 2011 — -- intro: Thirty years ago today, MTV launched, and indeed, video killed the radio star.

Martha Quinn She was a 20-year-old broadcasting major and radio disc jockey at New York University in Manhattan when MTV signed her. The girl-next-door face and manner helped make her the best ...

who in the 1980s helped usher in the music video era as one of the first MTV on-air personalities, has died. He was 62. Jackson, a longtime radio station disc jockey, died of an apparent heart ...

Since the 1980s, Matt Pinfield explored the entertainment industry as he dabbled in careers as a disc jockey, music executive, and even television host. He eventually landed on MTV as a video jockey.

Longtime disc jockey Jim Ladd, a central figure in the ... on the album’s world tour and starred in all three of its MTV music videos. Ladd started his career in Los Angeles radio at KLOS ...

Former MTV video jockey Matt Pinfield has announced that he is “fighting my way back” after suffering a massive stroke earlier this year. Pinfield, 63, shared the health update via X on Friday ...