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MTV. MTV History. August 1, 1981 On air hosts known as VJs Target audience- young adults Purpose was to be music television- to show videos 24 hours a day. VJs: Nina Blackwood Mark Goodman Alan Hunter JJ Jackson Martha Quinn.
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MTV History • August 1, 1981 • On air hosts known as VJs • Target audience- young adults • Purpose was to be music television- to show videos 24 hours a day
VJs: • Nina Blackwood • Mark Goodman • Alan Hunter • JJ Jackson • Martha Quinn
Started with the words “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.” • Footage shown of first space shuttle launch countdown of Columbia • Launch of Apollo 11
First music video was The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star” • Second video was Pat Benatar’s “You Better Run”
Networks had to compete- • NBC created Friday Night Videos
New wave, hard rock, heavy metal • Adam Ant, Blondie, Eurythmics, Culture Club, Motley Crue, Prince, Duran Duran, Van Halen, Bon Jovi, The Police, Dire Straits, Journey, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Phil Collins, David Lee Roth
Flashdance: First film in which promoters used musical segments and put them into music videos • Footloose: The director watched music videos and MTV to plan out how to direct the film
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xbNr8uTpmc (80’s Rock Hits- An 80’s Music Video Compilation) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6jz65YRCy8 (History of MTV) www.liketotally80s.com