MTV's JJ jackson dies at age 62

[Mels_Smileys45]

From the Mtv web site http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485838/20040318/index.jhtml?headlines=true


"Jackson helped define the term "VJ" as one of the first on-air personalities on MTV when the channel launched in 1981. During his five-year tenure with the network, Jackson interviewed some of the top names of the day and was part of some key music milestones. Jackson covered the 1985 Live Aid benefit concert in London and helped to "unmask" Kiss during a 1982 interview. He also hosted the debut episode of MTV's long-running "120 Minutes" in 1986, and brought music titans like Robert Plant and Pete Townshend to the then-fledgling channel."

[rainbowdemon]

I remember him. MTV was quite good in it's early days.

Sad.

[shawners]

Yeah, he died along with MTV.. Mtv died in 95.. RIP.

[mojo-ris-in]

JJJ was the only original VJ that was worth a damn IMO. I read that he was one of the few people that fought with management tooth and nail to attempt to keep MTV from going the pop music route but was silenced and basically shown the door for his trouble.