Dedicated to petitioning the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to inducting the original 5 MTV VJs into the Rock Hall.
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MTV defined music for a generation of music fans. It changed the way music looked and sounded. No one embodies this generational shift like the original 5 VJs: Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, J.J. Jackson and Martha Quinn. They were the faces of MTV at its birth in 1981 and at its zenith throughout most of the 1980s. Their personalities were as big as the rock stars themselves. Much like Hall of Famer Alan Freed brought Rock & Roll to radio in the 1950s and Hall of Famer Dick Clark brought it to television in the 1960s & 70s, the original MTV VJs brought us a new music art form, music videos, in the 1980s. Their impact on Rock & Roll is undeniable. The original 5 VJs have a permanent place in Rock & Roll history and should be recognized for their contribution by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
I’ve undertaken this cause first and foremost because I believe that they belong. I also think that we’ve reached a point where most of this year’s inductees owe a debt to MTV itself. Certainly Def Leppard and Janet Jackson are Hall of Famers in large part due to MTV. A case could also be made for acts like Roxy Music and The Cure. Now that the Rock Hall has started to turn toward the 80s for their new inductees, I think it’s time that the way music was delivered for that moment in time be recognized as well.
