02-20 Nina Blackwood, original VJ from MTV talks about her career as the network turns 40 in August!
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NEW EPISODE! Hard to believe that 40 years ago MTV went on the air, and for the first half, they were actually playing Music Videos! Join us as we speak to one of the original MTV VJs, Nina Blackwood . In 1981, Nina was chosen as one the cable networks VJs. For 5 plus years, she hosted the beginning of the Music Television network. Nina tells us how she auditioned for the job, her favorite and not so favorite interviews, and how MTV began.
I Want My 80s Podcast can be found on can be found here: https://www.siriusxm.com/podcasts
Nina’s other show is “The Big 80s on 8” can be found on Serius.
Another show is “Nina Blackwood’s Absolutely 80s” which can be found here: http://www.unitedstations.com/Show/Index/1148
The book written by the 4 surviving VJs can be found here: VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave https://www.amazon.com/VJ-Unplugged-Adventures-MTVs-First/dp/1451678134/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=nina+blackwood&qid=1626717518&sr=8-2
There is a video of Nina interviewing Frank Zappa from 1981 on Youtube. With respect to Nina, we did not post it.
Nina video check reel from MTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy3vZEf3LLQ
Nina doing some “Music News” from 1982: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_rRnsVtYEA
Nina doing her rock report from Entertainment tonight, 1986: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMEx2s3W0kc
MTV Ultrasound - I Was An MTV VJ (1998): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDtFbjNPjn0