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MTV's 5 Original VJs: Where Are They Now? Martha Quinn and More
When MTV launched in 1981, it changed pop culture forever, and the five original MTV VJs became stars. See what they've been up to since the '80s.
Left: 1985; Right: 2018Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images; Kelly Sullivan/Getty ImagesSweet and perky Martha Quinn went straight from recent NYU graduate to MTV VJ, landing the job through a connection she’d made while wrapping up an internship at the radio station WNBC. From Tom Cruise, who bravely donned those tighty whities in Risky Business, to the boys and girls of the Brat Pack, click through to see which stars got their big breaks in the 1980s — and see where they ended up! Goodman, now 71, recalled the early years of MTV as fun yet chaotic, given the demanding schedule, and spoke of the lasting bonds he made, explaining, “We started off not really knowing each other and by the time we moved from that studio the crew and the VJs were like family or Vietnam vets who’d shared the same terrifying experience.
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